Repeat After Me -- NEVER Let Anyone Near A Moving Prop

While we may all have thought about it (making a quick stop with a moving prop to drop off a passenger, quickly), there is simply NO reason for any passenger to be allowed anywhere near a moving prop... as accidents like that below prove so succinctly. Thankfully; this could have been a LOT worse, and the passnger still has their arm. Be careful!

** Report created 11/17/2003 Record 5 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 290MF Make/Model: OMF Description: OMF-100 SYMPHONY
 Date: 11/14/2003 Time: 2330
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: None

LOCATION
 City: VAN NUYS State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON TAXIWAY G IN FRONT OF TOWER TO DISCHARGE A PASSENGER, PASSENGER JUMPED OUT OF AIRCRAFT AND WALKED INTO THE PROPELLER, PROP STRUCK LEFT ARM, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM, VAN NUYES, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK

OTHER DATA
 Activity: Pleasure Phase: Standing Operation: General Aviation
 Departed: VAN NUYS, CA Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: VAN NUYS, CA Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
 Last Radio Cont: UNK  Last Clearance: UNK
 FAA FSDO: VAN NUYS, CA (WP01) Entry date: 11/17/2003

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