Fatal Injury: hit by the prop

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A 172 with the high wing makes stumbling into the prop while exiting the
plane fairly easy.
At least easier than a low wing. I have exited low wing planes with the
engine running on a few occasions and felt safe. Of course I never
walked past the trailing edge of the wing. Would not attempt this on a
hi wing tho.....

j

J, I don't really know what kind of high wing your talking about.
The Cessna's that I'm familiar with are not that east to step out of and
walk into the prop.
First you have the door that makes you step back away from the prop.
Second you have the landing gear that makes you step further back from the
prop.
Third you have the wing spar that gets in the way of a clear path to the
prop.

Now on a low wing I can climb down forward of the wing if I choose with no
obstacles to
keep me from doing so, or climb back up on the low wing from the front of
the wing.
Now if I should stumble forward while getting down or backward while getting
up, I would
end up right into the prop.

Now that should end the Low-wing vs. High-wing safety issues.

The real point here is that you should stay away from any running engines
(Prop or Jet).
Even car engines are dangerous places to get next to while running.

David (KORL)