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A BE1900 passenger threw an umbrella out the open door as he was boarding and the umbrella flew into the number two engine damaging the propeller and fuselage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 977700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct Ground Event / Encounter FOD |
Narrative:
We were boarding flight. It was raining. I was standing outside the air stair overseeing the boarding process. Eight of the nine passengers were already on-board the aircraft. The last passenger walked out to the aircraft with an umbrella and declined my offer to take the umbrella. The passenger then entered the aircraft and turned around and threw the open umbrella out the door. The umbrella was caught by a gust of wind and blew underneath the aircraft. I yelled at captain and motioned for him to shut down the number two engine; which he did. The umbrella then flew into the still spinning propeller; causing minor damage to the propeller and to the right side of the fuselage due to the flying debris/umbrella pieces. We should make sure that both engines are shut down during the entire boarding process any time it is raining or anytime the crew or ramp personal deems that there is a safety concern.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE1900 passenger threw an umbrella out the open door as he was boarding and the umbrella flew into the number two engine damaging the propeller and fuselage.
Narrative: We were boarding flight. It was raining. I was standing outside the air stair overseeing the boarding process. Eight of the nine passengers were already on-board the aircraft. The last Passenger walked out to the aircraft with an umbrella and declined my offer to take the umbrella. The Passenger then entered the aircraft and turned around and threw the open umbrella out the door. The umbrella was caught by a gust of wind and blew underneath the aircraft. I yelled at Captain and motioned for him to shut down the number two engine; which he did. The umbrella then flew into the still spinning propeller; causing minor damage to the propeller and to the right side of the fuselage due to the flying debris/umbrella pieces. We should make sure that both engines are shut down during the entire boarding process any time it is raining or anytime the crew or ramp personal deems that there is a safety concern.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.