PA28 strikes pedestrian with left wing who abruptly entered the taxiway as the aircraft was passing.

Attributes
ACN	761917
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1126 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	761917
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : person
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was taxiing east from the admin building for a departure on runway xx. There was the rear of an automobile protruding into the taxiway where a party was working on an aircraft tied down on the south side of the taxiway. It was no problem to avoid this automatic. There was a pedestrian walking east on the north side of the taxiway; but I considered her a non-factor as she was out of the taxiway. She suddenly turned onto the taxiway and I blurted out; 'what the $#%^ is she doing?' I had no sooner finished that sentence when I heard a thump and the airplane shuddered to the left. The leading edge of the left wing (about 18 inches in from the tip) knocked her to the ground. Bystanders quickly came to her assistance and called 911. Police and emt responded quickly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 STRIKES PEDESTRIAN WITH LEFT WING WHO ABRUPTLY ENTERED THE TXWY AS THE ACFT WAS PASSING.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING E FROM THE ADMIN BUILDING FOR A DEP ON RWY XX. THERE WAS THE REAR OF AN AUTOMOBILE PROTRUDING INTO THE TXWY WHERE A PARTY WAS WORKING ON AN ACFT TIED DOWN ON THE S SIDE OF THE TXWY. IT WAS NO PROB TO AVOID THIS AUTO. THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN WALKING E ON THE N SIDE OF THE TXWY; BUT I CONSIDERED HER A NON-FACTOR AS SHE WAS OUT OF THE TXWY. SHE SUDDENLY TURNED ONTO THE TXWY AND I BLURTED OUT; 'WHAT THE $#%^ IS SHE DOING?' I HAD NO SOONER FINISHED THAT SENTENCE WHEN I HEARD A THUMP AND THE AIRPLANE SHUDDERED TO THE L. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE L WING (ABOUT 18 INCHES IN FROM THE TIP) KNOCKED HER TO THE GND. BYSTANDERS QUICKLY CAME TO HER ASSISTANCE AND CALLED 911. POLICE AND EMT RESPONDED QUICKLY.

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.