This happened this week on a Canadian North Dash-8. The aircraft had just landed in Yellowknife (Canada). It was just another flight that was coming to an end and as the captain successfully reached the final parking position, he switched off the engines. The left engine was shut down and the right hand propeller was feathered. The fact that just half an hour before the incident, Yellowknife airport had suffered a 2-hour power out (caused by a Canadian Army Chopper) might have helped for what happened next. The ramp agent was walking over towards the right main gear in order to place the wheel chocks, and probably by distraction, didn´t notice that the propeller was still moving - he was immediately struck and received serious injuries. He promptly received first aid from a flight attendant, the airport emergency services were called and he was brought to a local hospital. He´s condition is stable, although critical. Sadly enough, this ramp agent was only on his 3rd day of work, so perhaps inexperience, poor training and distraction were also a huge factor for the incident. Let´s hope that he makes a full recovery and that this incident will be a wake-up call for all ramp agents out there.
No comments:
Post a Comment