Propeller of GA small transport hit an FBO employee as pilot activated the starter.

Attributes
ACN	85465
Time
Date	198804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	85465
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot entered aircraft preparing to depart grr. Had removed front chock from nose wheel. Estimate 10 mins flight planning in cockpit. Very cold and windy on ramp. Had not seen a person on ramp during preflight. Hit starter and propeller made contact with person removing shocks from nose wheel. I checked the individual in the line office. No serious injuries. Asked him if he wanted to report the incident, go to his employer, or seek aid and his response was that he was not hurt and for me to go west/O further participation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROPELLER OF GA SMT HIT AN FBO EMPLOYEE AS PLT ACTIVATED THE STARTER.

Narrative: PLT ENTERED ACFT PREPARING TO DEPART GRR. HAD REMOVED FRONT CHOCK FROM NOSE WHEEL. ESTIMATE 10 MINS FLT PLANNING IN COCKPIT. VERY COLD AND WINDY ON RAMP. HAD NOT SEEN A PERSON ON RAMP DURING PREFLT. HIT STARTER AND PROP MADE CONTACT WITH PERSON REMOVING SHOCKS FROM NOSE WHEEL. I CHKED THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE LINE OFFICE. NO SERIOUS INJURIES. ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO RPT THE INCIDENT, GO TO HIS EMPLOYER, OR SEEK AID AND HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT HE WAS NOT HURT AND FOR ME TO GO W/O FURTHER PARTICIPATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.