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Date of event : 2013-08-06
Incident number :
Report : Final report
Place of event : LKKV
Registration mark : Incident
Weight category MTOM: : >5700 kg
Type of operation : Commercial and Air Transport
Plane / SFM : Airplanes
Type of plane / SFM : A 320
Health effects of event : With injury
PDF document : pdf

Description:

On 6 August 2013 the AAII was notified of an incident at LKKV. Custom care and operation employer-Station Manager of East-West AERO s.r.o. (hereinafter the Station Manager), who works for an Ural Airlines j.s.c., was carrying out her duties on board of Airbus A320 at the time when the aircraft was parked at the stand of the airport just before the departure. The passengers were boarded and the luggage was loaded. After concluding her duties, the Station Manager was leaving the board of the aircraft through the front door. She did not notice, however, that a ground handling operator had removed the mobile passenger stairs. The Station Manager, in effect, fell down to the concrete apron from the height of 3.5 m. She suffered serious injuries due to the falling. After initial first aid treatment she was subsequently transported to the university hospital in Pilsen - Lochotín by air.