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A DHC8 on engine shutdown with the left propeller still turning, was struck by an unoccupied wheelchair incurring damage to 3 of 4 blades.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425179 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 425179 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ramper guided us into our parking spot at psp. Area was clear at that time. Ramper chocked and plugged in the gpu. At that time we proceeded to shut down the aircraft. As the ramper finished plugging in the gpu, he saw the wheelchair hit the left propeller. Me and my crew were unaware of what had happened until after the passenger were deplaned. The ramper said that the wheelchair rolled approximately 23-25 ft into the left propeller. There were no other witnesses. Damaged 3 of the 4 blade tips.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC8 ON ENG SHUTDOWN WITH THE L PROP STILL TURNING, WAS STRUCK BY AN UNOCCUPIED WHEELCHAIR INCURRING DAMAGE TO 3 OF 4 BLADES.
Narrative: RAMPER GUIDED US INTO OUR PARKING SPOT AT PSP. AREA WAS CLR AT THAT TIME. RAMPER CHOCKED AND PLUGGED IN THE GPU. AT THAT TIME WE PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE ACFT. AS THE RAMPER FINISHED PLUGGING IN THE GPU, HE SAW THE WHEELCHAIR HIT THE L PROP. ME AND MY CREW WERE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER THE PAX WERE DEPLANED. THE RAMPER SAID THAT THE WHEELCHAIR ROLLED APPROX 23-25 FT INTO THE L PROP. THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES. DAMAGED 3 OF THE 4 BLADE TIPS.
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.