What happened
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(-23) Shara may, a ground crew member, was performing engine start assistance to the flight crew. Upon receiving the disconnect signal from the pilot, she stepped straight toward the ground power unit receptacle, through the arc of the rotating propeller and was fatally injured. Ramp lighting could be improved in this area. (.19) the ground crewmember was positioned to the right front of the aircraft and assisted with the start of no. 2 engine. She then signaled for removal of ground power and the flightcrew gave her the signal to remove ground power. She walked directly from her position toward the ground power unit, located behind the right wing, and was struck by the rotating propeller, receiving fatal injuries. Postmortem examination of the ground crewmember showed the cause of death was blunt head injuries and there were no findings that could be considered causal to the accident. Toxicology testing on specimens from the ground crewmember were negative for carbon monoxide, cyanide, ethanol alcohol, and drugs. The tests were positive for salicylate and a detection of brompheniramine in urine. The company station operations manual warns ground crewmembers not to go under the wing of an aircraft if an engine on that wing is running. (.19) see narrative #MIA99LA026
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SHARA MAY, A GROUND CREW MEMBER, WAS PERFORMING ENGINE START ASSISTANCE TO THE FLIGHT CREW. UPON RECEIVING THE DISCONNECT SIGNAL FROM THE PILOT, SHE STEPPED STRAIGHT TOWARD THE GROUND POWER UNIT RECEPTACLE, THROUGH THE ARC OF THE ROTATING PROPELLER AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. RAMP LIGHTING COULD BE IMPROVED IN THIS AREA. (.19) THE GROUND CREWMEMBER WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ASSISTED WITH THE START OF NO. 2 ENGINE. SHE THEN SIGNALED FOR REMOVAL OF GROUND POWER AND THE FLIGHTCREW GAVE HER THE SIGNAL TO REMOVE GROUND POWER. SHE WALKED DIRECTLY FROM HER POSITION TOWARD THE GROUND POWER UNIT, LOCATED BEHIND THE RIGHT WING, AND WAS STRUCK BY THE ROTATING PROPELLER, RECEIVING FATAL INJURIES. POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE GROUND CREWMEMBER SHOWED THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS BLUNT HEAD INJURIES AND THERE WERE NO FINDINGS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT. TOXICOLOGY TESTING ON SPECIMENS FROM THE GROUND CREWMEMBER WERE NEGATIVE FOR CARBON MONOXIDE, CYANIDE, ETHANOL ALCOHOL, AND DRUGS. THE TESTS WERE POSITIVE FOR SALICYLATE AND A DETECTION OF BROMPHENIRAMINE IN URINE. THE COMPANY STATION OPERATIONS MANUAL WARNS GROUND CREWMEMBERS NOT TO GO UNDER THE WING OF AN AIRCRAFT IF AN ENGINE ON THAT WING IS RUNNING. (.19) SEE NARRATIVE #MIA99LA026
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