<< >> NASA ASRS Report 393068, February 1998

A saab 340B parked on the gate loading passenger when a passenger walked into the left propeller blade.

Attributes
ACN	393068
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
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 : 270 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	393068
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At the gate at ZZZ, united states. While the passenger were boarding, a man apparently walked in our left engine propeller blade. He was uninjured. I did not witness the incident. The flight attendant mentioned it to me and also that the passenger did not speak of the incident. There apparently weren't any ramp agents watching the boarding process at that particular time. They had been earlier. I believe that they were in a rush to load bags in the cargo area and left only momentarily. Just something for everyone to think about. Slow down and think safety first. Some orange cones might help too.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340B PARKED ON THE GATE LOADING PAX WHEN A PAX WALKED INTO THE L PROP BLADE.

Narrative: AT THE GATE AT ZZZ, UNITED STATES. WHILE THE PAX WERE BOARDING, A MAN APPARENTLY WALKED IN OUR L ENG PROP BLADE. HE WAS UNINJURED. I DID NOT WITNESS THE INCIDENT. THE FLT ATTENDANT MENTIONED IT TO ME AND ALSO THAT THE PAX DID NOT SPEAK OF THE INCIDENT. THERE APPARENTLY WEREN'T ANY RAMP AGENTS WATCHING THE BOARDING PROCESS AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME. THEY HAD BEEN EARLIER. I BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE IN A RUSH TO LOAD BAGS IN THE CARGO AREA AND LEFT ONLY MOMENTARILY. JUST SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO THINK ABOUT. SLOW DOWN AND THINK SAFETY FIRST. SOME ORANGE CONES MIGHT HELP TOO.

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.