When I EVA inside a fairing my Kerbal is either shot out the top or bottom or dies. Any idea why or how to fix it?

[JacobJHC]

Hello and thanks for reading/helping/answering,

I started this new type of base building where I make a fairing that is empty and has crew cabins inside or clipped in the side so the Kerbals can use the inside as living space. However on all but one of my bases I have built using this have had the issue of launching the Kerbal through the roof or floor. I tried putting chairs inside and having them board the chair then leave the seat (so they would be standing inside) but when I did that the Kerbal exploded. Am I doing something incredibly wrong? Thanks again.

http://imgur.com/a/zeEoB 

Here are some pictures

Edited February 8, 2017 by JacobJHC

[Gaarst]

The most obvious solution would be a collider issue, with the Kerbal spawning "inside" the fairing upon exit of a pod, and glitching its way out. Pictures would be helpful.

[Vanamonde]

How close is the door from which the Kerbal is emerging to the surfaces of the fairing? Is anything else near the door? Sometimes things which do not appear to be close can still act as if they are overlapping. 

[bewing]

There are two varieties of fairings. There are "regular" fairings with pointy tops. And there are "interstage" fairings that are cylindrical at the top where they connect to the next stage. Interstage fairings are hollow inside. Regular fairings are solid inside. So what happens if you spawn a Kerbal inside an interstage fairing is that it works fine. OTOH, If you spawn a Kerbal inside a pointy fairing they get shot out the top or bottom or they die. So I'm going to take a wild guess that you are using a pointy fairing.

To fix it, all you need to do is put a nosecone above the fairing (on an interstage node). And then build the fairing to attach to the nosecone as an interstage fairing.

 

Edited February 8, 2017 by bewing