What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During aircraft run-up, ground crew (helper) approached aircraft from the rear, while engine was running and operating at idle. Main & tail rotor was turning.
Ground crew while walking towards front of aircraft, had head lowered to avoid contact with main rotor blades, and intervertly walked too close to the tail rotor at which time crews jacket was sucked into the tail roter.
A tail rotor blade made contact with the under side of left arm, additional blades made contact with the ground crews upper back. (Apx 3 strikes)
Ground crew was then thrown to the ground where they remained untill 911 arrived.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AIRCRAFT RUN-UP, GROUND CREW (HELPER) APPROACHED AIRCRAFT FROM THE REAR, WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND OPERATING AT IDLE. MAIN & TAIL ROTOR WAS TURNING.
GROUND CREW WHILE WALKING TOWARDS FRONT OF AIRCRAFT, HAD HEAD LOWERED TO AVOID CONTACT WITH MAIN ROTOR BLADES, AND INTERVERTLY WALKED TOO CLOSE TO THE TAIL ROTOR AT WHICH TIME CREWS JACKET WAS SUCKED INTO THE TAIL ROTER.
A TAIL ROTOR BLADE MADE CONTACT WITH THE UNDER SIDE OF LEFT ARM, ADDITIONAL BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CREWS UPPER BACK. (APX 3 STRIKES)
GROUND CREW WAS THEN THROWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THEY REMAINED UNTILL 911 ARRIVED.
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