What happened
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Allentown, PA (abe): privacy data omitted, PA28, while parked on the ramp at hangar 9 prior to departure with the engine running, struck an individual with the propeller. The individual was taken to a local hospital with lacerations. Injuries: unknown, damage: none. 11/09/2022 1625Z.
On 11/09/2022 at approximately 1123 local time, flight instructor privacy data omitted, was conducting an instructional flight with a private pilot student. After recieving their clearance to taxi they realized that the chocks were never removed from the nosewheel. Without shutting down the engine the instructor exited the airplane and removed the chocks. She then gave the student the "thumbs up" to indicate that chocks have been remove and it was at that time her hand was struck by the propeller resulting in the loss of multiple fingers. The rightside of her hip was also struck which resulted in a large cut requiring stitches. The student witnessed the event and immediatly shut down the engine and called the FBO for who then dispatched airport operations where they provided help to the instructor until medical personnel arrived.
As the FAA filed it
ALLENTOWN, PA (ABE): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA28, WHILE PARKED ON THE RAMP AT HANGAR 9 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, STRUCK AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE PROPELLER. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH LACERATIONS. INJURIES: UNKNOWN, DAMAGE: NONE. 11/09/2022 1625Z.
ON 11/09/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1123 LOCAL TIME, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT. AFTER RECIEVING THEIR CLEARANCE TO TAXI THEY REALIZED THAT THE CHOCKS WERE NEVER REMOVED FROM THE NOSEWHEEL. WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND REMOVED THE CHOCKS. SHE THEN GAVE THE STUDENT THE "THUMBS UP" TO INDICATE THAT CHOCKS HAVE BEEN REMOVE AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME HER HAND WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF MULTIPLE FINGERS. THE RIGHTSIDE OF HER HIP WAS ALSO STRUCK WHICH RESULTED IN A LARGE CUT REQUIRING STITCHES. THE STUDENT WITNESSED THE EVENT AND IMMEDIATLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND CALLED THE FBO FOR WHO THEN DISPATCHED AIRPORT OPERATIONS WHERE THEY PROVIDED HELP TO THE INSTRUCTOR UNTIL MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARRIVED.
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