What happened
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05/25/2017 At approximately 16:22, papillon helipad at 1G4:
N153GC landed with air sick passenger/passengers.
(According to witness statements) aircraft at idle, passengers unloaded allowing them to clean themselves as well as allowing air carrier ramp personnel to clean the interior of the aircraft. One of the ramp personnel privacy data omitted/non certificated airman) was cleaning the left hand side of the aircraft cabin via access through the aircraft sliding door. The second ramp personnel privacy data omitted/non certificated airman) went to clean the right hand side of the aircraft cabin via access through the aircraft right hand forward cabin door. While cleaning the aircraft cabin privacy data omitted propped the right hand forward cabin door with the heel of his foot, not allowing the door to move forward past the point of his heel. privacy data omitted Statement continues ?all of a sudden the door came off my heel from wind and the door arm came unattached. All of a sudden there was a noise as if the door was getting hit. Glass started hitting me as I turned and started to grab the door to avoid any further damage and avoid any injuries to myself or anyone else. I grabbed the door and stopped it from getting hit any further.? (According to witness statements) ?the pilot then stated on the fm that he needed a mechanic to the line due to a blade strike. The pilot then shut down the aircraft.?
As the FAA filed it
05/25/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:22, PAPILLON HELIPAD AT 1G4:
N153GC LANDED WITH AIR SICK PASSENGER/PASSENGERS.
(ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS) AIRCRAFT AT IDLE, PASSENGERS UNLOADED ALLOWING THEM TO CLEAN THEMSELVES AS WELL AS ALLOWING AIR CARRIER RAMP PERSONNEL TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE OF THE RAMP PERSONNEL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/NON CERTIFICATED AIRMAN) WAS CLEANING THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CABIN VIA ACCESS THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING DOOR. THE SECOND RAMP PERSONNEL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/NON CERTIFICATED AIRMAN) WENT TO CLEAN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CABIN VIA ACCESS THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT HAND FORWARD CABIN DOOR. WHILE CLEANING THE AIRCRAFT CABIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROPPED THE RIGHT HAND FORWARD CABIN DOOR WITH THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT, NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO MOVE FORWARD PAST THE POINT OF HIS HEEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT CONTINUES ?ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DOOR CAME OFF MY HEEL FROM WIND AND THE DOOR ARM CAME UNATTACHED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A NOISE AS IF THE DOOR WAS GETTING HIT. GLASS STARTED HITTING ME AS I TURNED AND STARTED TO GRAB THE DOOR TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DAMAGE AND AVOID ANY INJURIES TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. I GRABBED THE DOOR AND STOPPED IT FROM GETTING HIT ANY FURTHER.? (ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS) ?THE PILOT THEN STATED ON THE FM THAT HE NEEDED A MECHANIC TO THE LINE DUE TO A BLADE STRIKE. THE PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT.?
NTSB investigation
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