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Thursday, July 15, 2010 | 5:21 p.m.
A 21-year-old woman was injured and taken to University Medical Center’s trauma unit Thursday after she was hit in the head by an airplane propeller at McCarran International Airport.
McCarran spokesman Chris Jones said the injury occurred about 4:30 p.m. on the west side of the airport. He said the woman was hit on the head by a propeller from a private Beechcraft Bonanza plane.
The extent of the woman’s injuries wasn't known. The incident didn't affect activity at the airport, Jones said.
McCarran International Airport
Paradise Road Las Vegas,
NV 89119
She was trying to dry her hair....
How do you get hit with an airplane propeller? Did it fly off the engine? Why was she this close to an airplane engine propeller and why was she on the tarmac? Tons of questions which the article should have addressed.
I'm getting some nasty visuals from this story...
the Sun is keeping us in suspense...
Didn't anyone see Indiana Jones? No that's horrible, I hope she's OK.
Thanks Harry.... blah blah blah
since she wasn't cut in half or killed, she probably hit her head on a aircraft propeller that was parked and the engine wasn't running.
it was probably some realtor's airplane. realtors seem to be the reason everything bad in vegas happens.
Was the propeller spinning?
@icy1007-
Um, I think that's a pretty safe assumption. The blade striking her would imply some motion on the part of the propeller blade. Otherwise the story would probably read, "Woman Strikes Propeller Blade at McCarran". Then again, this IS a Las Vegas newspaper...
I'm sure the story will be updated, but apparently this young lass was with the pilot, who left his wife at home in Cali and said he was going someplace OTHER than Las Vegas... NAUGHTY BOY!
I think he didn't bring her to Vegas for her brains. Just a hunch...
At least she didn't lose her head, and is going to be okay.
the ways we get caught cheatin' are endlessly and fascinatingly foolish.
The "Mrs." apparently is already dialing 1-800-DIVORCE.
Another good one for "the book"!!!
Would the ex wife get the plane in the divorce?
She was probably leaning on the prop for a pic. the prop moved and hit her on the head.
If that prop was spinning it would have taken her head off.
If gmag39 is right I bet that this is one that won't stay in vegas. If this was not the wife but the girlfriend I doubt that was the end the pilot was concerned with.
She should sue the airports insurance company for all they got. Now that she is incapacitated. But not decapitated.
It's Bush's fault.
Maybe the wife removed the propeller from the Beechcraft Bonanza plane and hit the woman on the head with it.
Ok Sun.....give us the dope on this story..WE'RE dying to know.
THis is definitely a "WTF!" story.
I'm on board with gmag39's theory!! Why else would she be on the tarmac, so close to a plane? Probably just landed and she was still dizzy from having her head down too long....Hmmm... you know from her being in the position for an emergency landing. We'll never know any more about this!!!
Old foolish men and their...[fill in the blank since there are quite a few that can be inserted]
True, the man told his wife he was flying somewhere else but flew here on Wednesday for a few nights with his young girlfriend. The live news report last night stated the plane was moving slowly when she was hit, so who knows how the heck this happened. Maybe they were getting ready to leave and they were fighting and she hopped out and walked next to the plane...just a guess.
It happens when people are getting on or off private aircraft. They don't see the propeller because it is spinning and they walk into it. I saw it happen to a guy on a similar aircraft while working on the private side of an airport.
Another senseless propeller attack! Where is the outrage?
shelacatherine...
lol!!!
The UMC trauma unit is not for people who are "o.k." It's for people who have been hit by propeller blades.
The follow-up to this story might be equally short.
A racially-spurred attack by the propeller must be investigated...
there's a blonde joke in here somewhere, we just have to find it.
theres a couple actually..
It is truely tragic this young lady was injured, and I hope she recovers completely. But haven said that, I am compelled to add that most of the responses above are hilarious! We should be selling this stuff to Leno or one of his time slot rivals. Too funny!!!
JustMe
Sorry but if this young lady walked into a MOVING propellor blade, we would be reading a totally different story. Besides - every pilot KNOWS to shut down the engines aka propellers, before letting passengers off or even moving. Aren't there "stairs" that come down? Why would the plane still be moving with the stairs down?
Noindex
Yeah, the "blond" forgot she was getting off of a plane not jumping out of the car to show her "anger and displeasure" with her beau! Maybe she overheard him talking to his wife telling her he landed safely in Boise for his sales meeting. And the paramour didn't like that because he told her he was leaving the wife and that he and the girl were running off to Vegas to get married. And she was pissed when she realized that THAT was NOT going to happen! (G-d, I've been reading too much about Mel Gibson on the internet!!)
SRJhenderson
I agree. Also about the gal recovering!!
Again...WTF!!!
<The follow-up to this story might be equally short.>
Yeah, where is Tom from the Sun (he who also monitors our posts). He usually is good at following things up!!
Tom....we're waiting!!! Please stop us or else we'll just keep going on and on and on....
Folks,,,no where does it say the propeller was moving..all it says is that she walked into a propeller..
Having said that, maybe she had said "Oh look, there's a big hair dryer I can use !"
I find it refreshing we are all getting along and there is no name calling!!!
And Jokes, they only removed 3 comments. They must have been bad.
Bet that guy (pilot maybe??) she came with is upset.....there goes their wild weekend in Vegas because she most likely will have a headache.....
"Didn't anyone see Indiana Jones?"
That film is properly called "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
Before the accident she was a democrat... afterwards she wanted to vote for Sharon Angle...
It is amazing how a few less brain cells can influence ones decision making ability!
rabmag may have a point here.......
stevem, A realtor's plane, maybe? I was thinking Ensigns or Reid's plane, then I realized, It's just a Bonanza. Nothing less than a Gulfstream for those guys!
Hopefully the lady's alright. I'm sure she was getting on or off of that plane or more likely, a nearby plane, and accidentally wandered into the prop.
In the general aviation area, they do not have the same security, other than to get inside the gate. Once inside you go to your plane, and can walk by several other planes to do so. Like pedestrians on the road, you have to pay attention to the surroundings. Maybe someone hit the switch just as she was passing by. The only time you should get that close to a prop is to do a pre-flight inspection or if you're hand cranking it, and the one doing the pre-flight is the pilot.
I can't think of anytime I've ever gotten off of a private plane while the prop was still spinning. Certainly not if it was me doing the flying. It stops spinning only a few seconds after you turn the key off. You keep your feet on the brakes and the door closed until the prop has stopped spinning.
Then again, maybe the prop wasn't moving (as some have suggested). Think a 3 year old running through the kitchen when the bread board is out.
Det_Munch, A bonanza is a small plane (single engine, retractable gear), I don't think there's any stairs to be lowered or raised.
wow. and she still has a head?
Stevem, you blame everything on the liberals, so take as much as you dish. So everyone is happy, maybe it was a liberal realtor...
who, what, when, where, why, at least we know where it happened
got a buddy that works at the airport(firefighter)...the plane was running,was told she moved the wheel chocks,and WHAMO,no need for a hair cut for a while...she will survive.....the kicker is,she was wearing a bikini when it happened.....can you say "DIVORED"