Unruly passenger diverts and disembarks himself
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<<A not entirely dissimilar incident happened on a King Air approaching a London airport a few decades ago.>>
I know my memory is going, but I sure don't recall that..
I know my memory is going, but I sure don't recall that..
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I stand corrected.
Strange, I never had heard of any past roughly 1985 - this info should be distributed to KA operators.
BTW, has the door be found? And a cause determined?
Strange, I never had heard of any past roughly 1985 - this info should be distributed to KA operators.
BTW, has the door be found? And a cause determined?
All this talk of jumping and leaping is quite bizarre. If you are holding on to the door handle when the door opens you are going to be thrown out.
There is a safety bellows system in the door latch mechanism but at max diff about 50 pounds of force will override it.
There is a safety bellows system in the door latch mechanism but at max diff about 50 pounds of force will override it.
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This reminds me of the woman that jumped out of a corporate Dash 8, I believe it was, in the LA area in California. You have to wonder what was going on in their minds. Sad story.
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I don't see any reason to doubt the door was locked. The passenger tried several times to open the door and failed. Unlocked doors tend to open themselves without any help.
The aircraft was depressurized in an effort to get the passenger under control.
The aircraft was depressurized in an effort to get the passenger under control.
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User Name:Ridley, RodDate:2009/04/20Further Action Required:No O.P.I.:System SafetyNarrative:UPDATE TSB reported that the Adlair Aviation Beech 200, registration C-GCYN, was en route Yellowknife to Cambridge Bay, on a medical charter, when one of the two passengers on board left their seat and became disruptive. An emergency was declared and the cabin was depressurized in a effort to get the male passenger under control. The disruptive passenger subsequently opened the main cabin door and exited the aircraft. The incident occurred approximately 114 NM southwest of Cambridge Bay, at FL 230. The aircraft continued to Cambridge Bay with the cabin door open, and landed without further incident. The male passenger is presumed deceased; the flight crew and the remaining passenger were uninjured. The Cambridge Bay detachment of the RCMP is investigating the occurrence.