Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 13 June 2021
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-8AS (WL)
Owner/operator: Ryanair
Registration Number: EI-EVE
Location: M laga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP/LEMG) – ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 155
Component Affected: Aircraft stairsAircraft stairs
Investigating Agency: CIAIACCIAIAC
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-8AS aircraft, registration EI-EVE, landed at Malaga Airport (LEMG) and was parked at stand 48 on the apron. During passenger disembarkation, one passenger fell down the aircraft’s forward stairs, reportedly from the penultimate step, and was unable to explain the cause. Medical services assessed the passenger and found no evidence of a causal relationship with the medication.A Boeing 737-8AS aircraft, registration EI-EVE, landed at Malaga Airport (LEMG) and was parked at stand 48 on the apron. During passenger disembarkation, one passenger fell down the aircraft’s forward stairs, reportedly from the penultimate step, and was unable to explain the cause. Medical services assessed the passenger and found no evidence of a causal relationship with the medication.

Description

The Boeing 737-8AS aircraft, with registration EI-EVE, coming from the Belgian airport of Charleroi (EBCI), landed at Malaga airport (LEMG) and was parked at stand 48 on the apron. At 23:21 h, during the passenger disembarkation process, one of the passengers fell down the aircraft’s forward stairs while disembarking. According to the testimonies collected from the aircraft crew, the passenger fell from the penultimate step and could not explain how it happened. The passenger’s companion reported that sometimes the medications the passenger takes for his heart condition cause him to feel dizzy and he believed that this was the cause of his fall. The passenger was treated by the airport medical services. The airport medical service subsequently indicated that from the examination of the passenger there was no evidence and it could not be deduced that the fall was caused by the medication. The passenger was taken by ambulance to a hospital for further care and had to undergo surgery for a broken hip.

Primary Cause

Fall from aircraft stairs during passenger disembarkation.Fall from aircraft stairs during passenger disembarkation.

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