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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Saab 340B · Alpena, MI · March 13, 2006

Date: March 13, 2006 · 22:15 local
Place: Alpena, MI
Airport: Alpena County Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MALA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N421XJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06LA092
Reported as: Saab 340B
People aboard: 14
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,946 total6,450 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During off loading the ground agent dropped a stroller while descending a ladder used to gain access to the cargo compartment. The stroller landed on it's wheels and was blown under the fuselage into the rotating right hand, no. 2 propeller, causing damage to the propeller and aircraft fuselage. No injuries were incurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING OFF LOADING THE GROUND AGENT DROPPED A STROLLER WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER USED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE STROLLER LANDED ON IT'S WHEELS AND WAS BLOWN UNDER THE FUSELAGE INTO THE ROTATING RIGHT HAND, NO. 2 PROPELLER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlpena, MIThe station agent's inability to maintain control of the stroller when he lost his balance exiting the airplane's cargo compartment, allowing it to be blown into the operating right propeller. A factor was the high, gusty winds.Mar 14, 2006 · Substantial damage