Pilot walks into rotating propeller.

Attributes
ACN	285897
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hgr
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	285897
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The intended flight was a VFR flight out of hagerstown, md, with a friend in his piper comanche 250. When I arrived at the airport at X am, he informed me that he had completed the preflight walk around inspection and was ready for the flight with full fuel tanks. When boarding the aircraft, he insisted I occupy the left seat, which I did. While in the #2 position for takeoff, he realized he had not removed the pitot cover. I taxied the airplane clear of the active taxiway so as not to block other aircraft waiting for takeoff. The owner got out of the aircraft through right and only cabin door. He circled around the nose of the aircraft, walking too close to the turning propeller, and it struck him on his left arm between the wrist and the elbow, also very lightly grazing his left ear. His ear required no medical attention. His arm was x-rayed and no broken or fractured bone were found. The arm required several stitches, on 2 puncture wounds, and a severed artery. His hospital stay was from XA45 am to around XD30 pm.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT WALKS INTO ROTATING PROP.

Narrative: THE INTENDED FLT WAS A VFR FLT OUT OF HAGERSTOWN, MD, WITH A FRIEND IN HIS PIPER COMANCHE 250. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ARPT AT X AM, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD COMPLETED THE PREFLT WALK AROUND INSPECTION AND WAS READY FOR THE FLT WITH FULL FUEL TANKS. WHEN BOARDING THE ACFT, HE INSISTED I OCCUPY THE L SEAT, WHICH I DID. WHILE IN THE #2 POS FOR TKOF, HE REALIZED HE HAD NOT REMOVED THE PITOT COVER. I TAXIED THE AIRPLANE CLR OF THE ACTIVE TXWY SO AS NOT TO BLOCK OTHER ACFT WAITING FOR TKOF. THE OWNER GOT OUT OF THE ACFT THROUGH R AND ONLY CABIN DOOR. HE CIRCLED AROUND THE NOSE OF THE ACFT, WALKING TOO CLOSE TO THE TURNING PROP, AND IT STRUCK HIM ON HIS L ARM BTWN THE WRIST AND THE ELBOW, ALSO VERY LIGHTLY GRAZING HIS L EAR. HIS EAR REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTN. HIS ARM WAS X-RAYED AND NO BROKEN OR FRACTURED BONE WERE FOUND. THE ARM REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES, ON 2 PUNCTURE WOUNDS, AND A SEVERED ARTERY. HIS HOSPITAL STAY WAS FROM XA45 AM TO AROUND XD30 PM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.