---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 09/21/09: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:19 PM - A bloody safety note for annual inspection (LarryMcFarland) 2. 08:19 PM - Re: A bloody safety note for annual inspection (gary) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:19:39 PM PST US From: LarryMcFarland Subject: Stratus-List: A bloody safety note for annual inspection Hi Guys, I nearly qualified for the Darwin award today while removing my propeller. Id put wrenches on both ends of the prop bolts and had my head in the path of the propeller struggling with the torqued nuts on the back face. As each nut was loosened, the prop rotated backward a few degrees toward me. On the 5^th bolt, I was so focused that I pulled on the wrench with my chin tucked in and the prop, only two feet away, moved a few more degrees and the compression released to spin the rear edge of the prop onto the side of my skull. The force made a 5-inch mark on the side of my head and the centerfold in my ear was cut clear through. Wrenches and I hit the floor and then I walked from the hangar bleeding pretty good. An airport employee saw my bloody towel in hand and called the airport emergency team and soon medics in fire trucks arrived to offer assistance. It could have been worse, but my mistake was not removing the spark plugs before removing prop bolts. No ignition was involved, but with a re-drive reduction of 2 to1, the force released was a surprise and could well have been deadly. I signed a refusal of medical care as my ear had quit bleeding and was very appreciative of their arriving so quickly. They say confession is good for the soul and that its never too late to learn something, Larry McFarland 601HDS Stratus Subaru at www.macsmachine.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:19:00 PM PST US From: gary Subject: Re: Stratus-List: A bloody safety note for annual inspection Thanks for coming clean with us Larry. I've done that a bunch of times without removing the plugs and never got any kind of kickback. Now I know to be more careful! Gary Krysztopik www.ZWheelz.com www.aceaa.org http://voices.mysanantonio.com/drive_electric_san_antonio/ San Antonio, TX LarryMcFarland wrote: > > > Hi Guys, > I nearly qualified for the Darwin award today while removing my > propeller. Id put wrenches on both ends of the prop bolts and had my > head in the path of the propeller struggling with the torqued nuts on > the back face. As each nut was loosened, the prop rotated backward a > few degrees toward me. On the 5^th bolt, I was so focused that I > pulled on the wrench with my chin tucked in and the prop, only two > feet away, moved a few more degrees and the compression released to > spin the rear edge of the prop onto the side of my skull. The force > made a 5-inch mark on the side of my head and the centerfold in my ear > was cut clear through. > > Wrenches and I hit the floor and then I walked from the hangar > bleeding pretty good. An airport employee saw my bloody towel in hand > and called the airport emergency team and soon medics in fire trucks > arrived to offer assistance. It could have been worse, but my mistake > was not removing the spark plugs before removing prop bolts. No > ignition was involved, but with a re-drive reduction of 2 to1, the > force released was a surprise and could well have been deadly. > > I signed a refusal of medical care as my ear had quit bleeding and was > very appreciative of their arriving so quickly. > > They say confession is good for the soul and that its never too late > to learn something, > > > Larry McFarland 601HDS Stratus Subaru at www.macsmachine.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message stratus-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Stratus-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/stratus-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/stratus-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.