Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 February 2019
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Winair
Registration Number: PJ-WII
Location: Saint-Barthlmy-Rmy de Haenen Airport (SBH/TFFJ) –
ÿ Saint Barth?lemy
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The right engine spinning propeller.The right engine spinning propeller.
Investigating Agency: BEABEA
Category: Accident
A gate agent was struck in the head by the right engine spinning propeller during arrival at the parking. The incident was likely caused by a failure to comply with safety measures related to the operating aircraft, including a ground handler’s negligence and potential fatigue, and a habit of disregarding safety protocols during short rotations.A gate agent was struck in the head by the right engine spinning propeller during arrival at the parking. The incident was likely caused by a failure to comply with safety measures related to the operating aircraft, including a ground handler’s negligence and potential fatigue, and a habit of disregarding safety protocols during short rotations.
Description
At the arrival at the parking, a gate agent is hit in the head by the right engine spinning propeller. Contributing factors: – the ground handler’s failure to comply with safety measures designed to protect personnel from the hazards inherent around an operating aircraft; – the probable state of fatigue of the ground handler due to his late bedtime and his probable consumption of psychoactive substances; – the habit taken, during short rotations, by a part of the ground handling personnel, to disregard certain safety measures in order to gain time, which could have encouraged him to leave his position at the nose of the aircraft without waiting for the complete stop of the propellers.
Source of Information
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-de-havilland-dhc6-registered-pj-wii-and-operated-by-winair-on-13-02-2019-at-saint-barthelemy/https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-de-havilland-dhc6-registered-pj-wii-and-operated-by-winair-on-13-02-2019-at-saint-barthelemy/Primary Cause
Failure to comply with safety measures regarding aircraft operation and ground handler safety, compounded by potential fatigue and disregard for safety protocols.Failure to comply with safety measures regarding aircraft operation and ground handler safety, compounded by potential fatigue and disregard for safety protocols.Share on:
