Person stumbles and falls into spinning propeller of C152 at fuel service area.

Attributes
ACN	757529
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Rain
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	757529
Person 2
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : person
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I needed to refuel the plane so I taxied it down from the FBO to the parking area near the fuel pump. At the time; it was raining; I parked the plane in the parking area because another plane was also refueling. After that plane finished fueling and started to taxi back; I got back in the plane and started the engine using the checklist; the fuel pump was to my right; so; I turned to right looking over to the right. Suddenly I heard a scream and looked towards the left for the source. I saw a man on the ground. He stood up; and I saw his hand was bleeding. I immediately cut power and switched off the engine; and went out to help. His hand was broken and there was blood all over his hand. I helped him into the plane and taxied back to the FBO. The staff there called for an ambulance and gave him first aid. After some time I spoke to him about how the accident happened. He told me he had slipped backwards and his hand hit the propeller. I told the same to the FBO staff and the local police at the airfield.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PERSON STUMBLES AND FALLS INTO SPINNING PROP OF C152 AT FUEL SERVICE AREA.

Narrative: I NEEDED TO REFUEL THE PLANE SO I TAXIED IT DOWN FROM THE FBO TO THE PARKING AREA NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. AT THE TIME; IT WAS RAINING; I PARKED THE PLANE IN THE PARKING AREA BECAUSE ANOTHER PLANE WAS ALSO REFUELING. AFTER THAT PLANE FINISHED FUELING AND STARTED TO TAXI BACK; I GOT BACK IN THE PLANE AND STARTED THE ENG USING THE CHKLIST; THE FUEL PUMP WAS TO MY R; SO; I TURNED TO R LOOKING OVER TO THE R. SUDDENLY I HEARD A SCREAM AND LOOKED TOWARDS THE L FOR THE SOURCE. I SAW A MAN ON THE GND. HE STOOD UP; AND I SAW HIS HAND WAS BLEEDING. I IMMEDIATELY CUT PWR AND SWITCHED OFF THE ENG; AND WENT OUT TO HELP. HIS HAND WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS BLOOD ALL OVER HIS HAND. I HELPED HIM INTO THE PLANE AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO. THE STAFF THERE CALLED FOR AN AMBULANCE AND GAVE HIM FIRST AID. AFTER SOME TIME I SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. HE TOLD ME HE HAD SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND HIS HAND HIT THE PROP. I TOLD THE SAME TO THE FBO STAFF AND THE LCL POLICE AT THE AIRFIELD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.