First officer of a beech 1900 inadvertently activated starter switch during refueling aircraft causing emotional trauma to aircraft fueler who was fueling aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	503650
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	503650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine/propeller other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was on ramp prior to boarding passenger and was being fueled. First officer was obtaining WX information from ASOS and preparing to obtain clearance. While turning on power, accidentally activated starter, and propeller began to turn while fueler was fueling same wing. Fueler was approximately 10 ft from propeller, which turned several revolutions. Engine could not have started, but frightened the fueler nevertheless.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A BEECH 1900 INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED STARTER SWITCH DURING REFUELING ACFT CAUSING EMOTIONAL TRAUMA TO ACFT FUELER WHO WAS FUELING ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT WAS ON RAMP PRIOR TO BOARDING PAX AND WAS BEING FUELED. FO WAS OBTAINING WX INFO FROM ASOS AND PREPARING TO OBTAIN CLRNC. WHILE TURNING ON PWR, ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED STARTER, AND PROPELLER BEGAN TO TURN WHILE FUELER WAS FUELING SAME WING. FUELER WAS APPROX 10 FT FROM PROP, WHICH TURNED SEVERAL REVOLUTIONS. ENG COULD NOT HAVE STARTED, BUT FRIGHTENED THE FUELER NEVERTHELESS.

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.