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C172 passenger sustains minor injuries when struck by propeller while attempting to remove nosewheel chock with engine running.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gnv.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27.5 flight time total : 493 flight time type : 382 |
| ASRS Report | 638846 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After we reboarded the aircraft, started the engine and obtained IFR clearance, I realized that the nosewheel was still chocked. With the engine running at idle, my wife exited the aircraft and attempted to remove the nosewheel chock. She was accidentally hit by the propeller. Fortunately, there was no serious injury. She did sustain 2 scalp lacerations and a bruise to the right shoulder. It could have been prevented by turning off the engine before exiting the aircraft to remove the chocks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PAX SUSTAINS MINOR INJURIES WHEN STRUCK BY PROP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE NOSEWHEEL CHOCK WITH ENG RUNNING.
Narrative: AFTER WE REBOARDED THE ACFT, STARTED THE ENG AND OBTAINED IFR CLRNC, I REALIZED THAT THE NOSEWHEEL WAS STILL CHOCKED. WITH THE ENG RUNNING AT IDLE, MY WIFE EXITED THE ACFT AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE NOSEWHEEL CHOCK. SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY THE PROP. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURY. SHE DID SUSTAIN 2 SCALP LACERATIONS AND A BRUISE TO THE R SHOULDER. IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY TURNING OFF THE ENG BEFORE EXITING THE ACFT TO REMOVE THE CHOCKS.
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.