A tug driver ran into a spinning propeller.

Attributes
ACN	286764
Time
Date	199410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	286764
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	286767
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Loaded 18 passenger and received all clear for start on #2 engine. After starting #2, gave gpu disconnect and pull chocks. Ramper acknowledged all clear for #1 start, I gave #1 start signal and verified #1 clear. Proceeded to start #1, then approximately 2 seconds into start, tug driver for gpu was heading towards #1 engine. Shut down #1, but gpu cart struck 3 propeller blades. Followed all checklists for before start to shutdown. Gpu tug driver's first day on job. Result: minor damage to propeller, will also give tug drivers plenty of room on starts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TUG DRIVER RAN INTO A SPINNING PROP.

Narrative: LOADED 18 PAX AND RECEIVED ALL CLR FOR START ON #2 ENG. AFTER STARTING #2, GAVE GPU DISCONNECT AND PULL CHOCKS. RAMPER ACKNOWLEDGED ALL CLR FOR #1 START, I GAVE #1 START SIGNAL AND VERIFIED #1 CLR. PROCEEDED TO START #1, THEN APPROX 2 SECONDS INTO START, TUG DRIVER FOR GPU WAS HDG TOWARDS #1 ENG. SHUT DOWN #1, BUT GPU CART STRUCK 3 PROP BLADES. FOLLOWED ALL CHKLISTS FOR BEFORE START TO SHUTDOWN. GPU TUG DRIVER'S FIRST DAY ON JOB. RESULT: MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP, WILL ALSO GIVE TUG DRIVERS PLENTY OF ROOM ON STARTS.

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.