Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 March 1991
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVA
Owner/operator: Jetall
Registration Number: C-FJTL
Location: Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A ground handler struck by a propeller during a parking maneuver on an aircraft with engines running resulted in the fatal injury of the handler.A ground handler struck by a propeller during a parking maneuver on an aircraft with engines running resulted in the fatal injury of the handler.
Description
While the aircraft was parked with engines running, the ground handler walked from the right wingtip toward the nose gear to chock the nosewheel. The ground handler was struck by the propeller and fatally injured.
Primary Cause
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