# Accident 20060313011099A: Saab 340B, Alpena, MI, March 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2006, 22:15 local time
- Place: Alpena, MI
- Airport: Alpena County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 45.0781° N, 83.5603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0781&lon=-83.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421XJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,946 total, 6,450 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060313011099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA092), Mar 14, 2006: Saab-Scania 340B (N421XJ), Alpena, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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