WAYNESBORO, VA, USA
N3950D
CESSNA 182
THE STUDENT PLT TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE RUN-UP AREA AND STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE PASSENGER, A RATED HELICOPTER PILOT, EXITED THE AIRPLANE TO RETRIEVE A PORTABLE COMMUNICATIONS RADIO. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, THE PASSENGER DUCKED UNDER THE WING STRUT AND WALKED FORWARD INTO THE PROPELLER WITH THE ACFT REMAINING STATIONARY THRU-OUT THE OCCURRENCE. THE PASSENGER, WHO RECEIVED SERIOUS SHOULDER AND BACK LACERATIONS, FELT THAT HE HAD CLEARED THE PROP ARC AND THAT THE ACFT MOVED & STRUCK HIM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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