Narrative:

During taxiing at night with the taxi light on I entered the ramp area. When I made my final turn toward the aircraft marshaller, I turned off the taxi light. After I stopped my aircraft and the parking brake was set, I heard a rubbing noise that lasted less than 1 second. I checked the engine gauges, they were normal. During post-flight, noticed rubber marking on the tips of the left hand propeller. 2 blades were bent back about 3/4 of an inch. During checking for the cause, I found out that the aircraft marshaller had placed the wheel chocks close to the propellers and stood them in an unstable position that caused them to tip into the propeller from the propeller wash. The marshaller had little training with parking that type of an aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER STOPPING ACFT ON RAMP, PROP STRUCK A WHEEL CHOCK BY THE SUCTION OF THE PROP PULLING IT INTO THE PROP RESULTING IN CURLING PROP TIPS.

Narrative: DURING TAXIING AT NIGHT WITH THE TAXI LIGHT ON I ENTERED THE RAMP AREA. WHEN I MADE MY FINAL TURN TOWARD THE ACFT MARSHALLER, I TURNED OFF THE TAXI LIGHT. AFTER I STOPPED MY ACFT AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET, I HEARD A RUBBING NOISE THAT LASTED LESS THAN 1 SECOND. I CHKED THE ENG GAUGES, THEY WERE NORMAL. DURING POST-FLT, NOTICED RUBBER MARKING ON THE TIPS OF THE L HAND PROP. 2 BLADES WERE BENT BACK ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH. DURING CHKING FOR THE CAUSE, I FOUND OUT THAT THE ACFT MARSHALLER HAD PLACED THE WHEEL CHOCKS CLOSE TO THE PROPS AND STOOD THEM IN AN UNSTABLE POS THAT CAUSED THEM TO TIP INTO THE PROP FROM THE PROP WASH. THE MARSHALLER HAD LITTLE TRAINING WITH PARKING THAT TYPE OF AN ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.