Lauren Scruggs, Model Hit By Propeller, Was Warned By Pilot

Autothrust Blue said:
A certain large regional airline which had, out of a certain hub, a predominately jet operation but occasionally saw a turboprop airplane, had one of these incidents in the late nineties (if memory serves). A ramper just flat forgot there was a running engine with prop there and was fatally injured as a result.

Head on a swivel, eyes moving fast--and you moving SLOWLY on the ramp unless there's a reason to hurry...
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Same thing happened with a Dash 8 in DCA about 10 years ago. The guy noticed some chocks were in the way of the main and went to move them and walked right into the prop. Sure it sounds stupid, but all it takes is a split second lapse and you're done for. Scary stuff. I can honestly say I don't care for working around props.
 
Please dont think me a heartless meanie here. Whether it was her fault or the pilots fault aside, I am getting so SICK of hearing about this every day. It seems every time I open a news site, its another article talking about what she ate, where she went, what she wore. If its something really significant, like she made a public appearance or she recieved a bionic hand or something, fine... but do we really need an update every day on how her mom likes to go to Starbucks to pray. Seriously, enough already.
 
JordanD said:
Sure it sounds stupid, but all it takes is a split second lapse and you're done for. Scary stuff. I can honestly say I don't care for working around props.
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Even people who work around it daily as their profession can fall victim to this. Hence why you see this painted on the island superstructure of all aircraft carriers
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Stomp16 said:
Reader Comment:
Most of propeller accidents (that I have heard of) happen by people working in the field. Most do not make it out alive."
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Sure they do, for the same reason most car accidents happen within a mile of the house.... exposure time.
 
LOL...

Nobody talked about the cabin crew member, killed deader than dead by a swinging prop on a Twotter on floats a few weeks ago.

Must have not had boobs or wasn't worthy of public attention and outcry.?

Sometimes I wonder if we will soon be swinging pitchforks again and throw animal feces at each other in this country.
 
Krystal said:
Please dont think me a heartless meanie here. Whether it was her fault or the pilots fault aside, I am getting so SICK of hearing about this every day. It seems every time I open a news site, its another article talking about what she ate, where she went, what she wore. If its something really significant, like she made a public appearance or she recieved a bionic hand or something, fine... but do we really need an update every day on how her mom likes to go to Starbucks to pray. Seriously, enough already.
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As Cessna414 said, her looks are the reason it's such a story - not to mention the fall from grace. A model whose disfigured will always get more clicks than a meth head dying in a trailer explosion. Are you in the Dallas area? I imagine it's all over the news there all the time.
 
Eagle had a couple of occasions where a ramper walked into a prop. One happened not too long before I went to work there, an AA ramper was bringing some late connecting bags over to an ATR, in the process of delivering the bags she walked smack into the prop. The CA was a friend of mine, saw the whole thing happen. I don't remember now all the exact details of the story, but it was very, very messy.
 
MQAAord said:
Eagle had a couple of occasions where a ramper walked into a prop. One happened not too long before I went to work there, an AA ramper was bringing some late connecting bags over to an ATR, in the process of delivering the bags she walked smack into the prop. The CA was a friend of mine, saw the whole thing happen. I don't remember now all the exact details of the story, but it was very, very messy.
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Good lord that would be a horrible thing to see.
 
I seem to remember SurferLucas telling a story of sitting in the terminal, seeing a ramper walk into a prop, and seeing remnants of said ramper splattered across the window. That stuck in my head and I wasn't even there to see it.
 
MQAAord said:
Eagle had a couple of occasions where a ramper walked into a prop. One happened not too long before I went to work there, an AA ramper was bringing some late connecting bags over to an ATR, in the process of delivering the bags she walked smack into the prop. The CA was a friend of mine, saw the whole thing happen. I don't remember now all the exact details of the story, but it was very, very messy.
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This was the accident of which I was speaking.

Every incident or accident on the ramp that I'm familiar with somehow involves being in a hurry.
 
I have been in the airplane before running up an engine while a mechanic is out over the top of it making adjustments, I have also been the guy to go out and hold a prop because the cowling is down when a PT123 was motored. Nervous either way. No one can say it was anyones fault or not in this case. Personally the only way I would ever leave a propspinning is if the person getting out was a pilot or mechanic. Its all in good judgement. Be safe.
 
I've hot loaded a few times with skydivers. I was super vigilant as to who was near or walking in the direction of the prop. Yeah, the instructors are escorting them but they're also doing video interviews and what not, and, well, let's face it they're skydivers so I didn't trust them. As far as I'm concerned if the prop is turning I'm watching it. Also, as said above, I've had mechanics working near the prop on run ups and was very nervous.

I wouldn't dare place blame on anyone in this. I'm sure the pilot feels terrible. Just really tragic.
 
pilot: should have turned the plane off. No excuses.

model: shouldn't have walked into a spinning prop

absolutely zero common sense on both sides. Accidents happen, to people not paying attention. If I'm near a spinning prop, I tend to not walk into it. Just sayin'........
 
I just watched on "on-demand" the last Flying Wild Alaska - at the end Ariel Twito (misspelling intentional) walks a bit too close for comfort to her dad's prop on the 180.
 
I think rampers/pilots would have a better, or equal, chance of walking into a prop. They are around the noise all day long and start to tune it out and get complacent.
 
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