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Person walked into the propeller of the small aircraft
A 23-year-old Plano woman was severely injured Sunday by the propeller of a small aircraft at McKinney's Aero Country Airport in west McKinney. Shortly after landing at about 9:30 p.m., Lauren Scruggs walked into the propeller of the small aircraft she had been riding in and was struck by the propeller in the upper body. Scruggs was taken to a local hospital where she is in stable condition. According to Scruggs' Caring Bridge page, her left hand was amputated and she also underwent… (www.friscoenterprise.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
NO! In that situation you turn off the key. When the mixture is pulled, the engine will continue to run till the remaining gas in the fuel line after the mixture is burned. In fact, unless the mixture was leaned for ground operation, the engine will speed up slightly as the mixture leans to best A/F ratio. When the key is turned off, the engine stops almost immediately.
Sorry, this was supposed to be a reply to John Navratil's comment about a kid breaking away from a parent and running toward a spinning prop.
Charles,
You are quite right (unless the P-lead is broken) and I thought of it afterwards. However, when all hell is breaking loose you don't always have time to engineer the optimum solution.
In the case of killing the mags, we are trained not to shut down the engine in that way to avoid spectacular explosions of unburned fuel. It was the right thing to do in this case, but, as this pilot and his poor passenger found out, the right thing doesn't always come to mind. Killing the mags didn't come to mind for me at that useful moment. I won't repeat the error, but I've got a dollar that says the chance to do so will never come again.
You are quite right (unless the P-lead is broken) and I thought of it afterwards. However, when all hell is breaking loose you don't always have time to engineer the optimum solution.
In the case of killing the mags, we are trained not to shut down the engine in that way to avoid spectacular explosions of unburned fuel. It was the right thing to do in this case, but, as this pilot and his poor passenger found out, the right thing doesn't always come to mind. Killing the mags didn't come to mind for me at that useful moment. I won't repeat the error, but I've got a dollar that says the chance to do so will never come again.
The day came for my first solo and prior to reaching the hanger my instructor said stop the plane and let me out you're going to solo now. I stopped and before I let him out I shut down the engine. He said go have fun I know you can do this. When he was safely clear of the plane I yelled out "Clear Prop" and restarted the engine and went solo. I have to say that the pilot is at fault. It's the PIC who is responsible for the safety of the passengers and also anyone on the ground close to the aircraft. It's a sad situation I pray for her recovery. sorry but it's called "Pilot Error"
That first day I went solo in a sport cruiser my instructor told me to stop as we approached the hanger. So I stopped. He then told me he was getting out and that I was to go on my solo. Thinking ahead the first thing I did was shut down the engine. He walked away saying have fun and when he was clear to safe distance I yelled out "Clear Prop" started the engine and went on my solo. It's the sole responsibility of the PIC for the safety of the passengers and any one else on the ground near the plane. That's it..... Pilot Error !
I agree with Kingair31, the PIC is responsible for what ever happens in his or her's aircraft. Hopefully all of us learned a lesson here. Safety should be #1 no matter what. We should always educate our pasengers, and brief before and after everyflight. So sorry for Lauren. She could have been doing other things right about now instead of laying in a bed in a Hospital.