That had to hurt

RyanB

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Came across this yesterday evening. I'm still puzzled as to how someone can be so careless to step into a moving prop like this.

 
Yep, some of these prop strikes just have me shaking my head. Of course, if all these people walking around the aircraft are non pilots or non mechs, then that's an accident waiting to happen. One of the reasons why I hate hot loads.
 
Velocity173 said:
Yep, some of these prop strikes just have me shaking my head. Of course, if all these people walking around the aircraft are non pilots or non mechs, then that's an accident waiting to happen. One of the reasons why I hate hot loads.
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That's what I was thinking, certainly not the place for bystanders to be. I can't imagine the level of pain he felt.
 
Dont ever take passengers on or let them off with the prop running. Dont ever work on a plane with the prop running without a NO CROSS physical barrier (saw horse fence or cones and tape). It can kill.
 
coloradobluesky said:
Dont ever take passengers on or let them off with the prop running. Dont ever work on a plane with the prop running without a NO CROSS physical barrier (saw horse fence or cones and tape). It can kill.
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You got that right! Description said it took off a good portion of his ear. Lucky he didn't get decapitated.
 
I remember seeing that awhile back. You just have to continually be reminding yourself of where you are and what you're doing. Complacency happens to all of us at one time or another.

I'd be willing to bet that everyone who was hit by a prop didn't wake up that day wanting it to happen.
 
Between the lawn chair holding the tail up, the little "dance", the zipper on the wing, and the outfits, that video could only end one way, and that was poorly.
 
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Nasty. I've got a strict "keys on top of the glare shield" policy in effect before I ever touch the prop.
 
SoCal RV Flyer said:
Nasty. I've got a strict "keys on top of the glare shield" policy in effect before I ever touch the prop.
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Me, too, but Mr. Bump-My-Head didn't appear to be the pilot of this here motorized air-thingy. He sure got away from it quick, though, dint he?

Makes me wonder why the engine was running for so long with so many folks milling around, held in place by those giant 2X4 chocks?
 
I have seen this one before. Looks like it may have been in Mexico.

And I agree, complacency may have contributed to this accident. The guy in the cowboy hat did not appear to be concerned with some one walking around under and behind the aircraft, showing me that the guy that got hurt may have belonged there. (owner, pilot or something like that)
 
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