Narrative:

As we were being towed in to the gate, mechanic advised me on intercom, as we stopped well short of the gate, to set brakes, which I did. Further advised me that another mechanic, who was walking my left wingtip, had been struck by a tug pulling 6 baggage carts. I looked out my left side and saw him laying on the ground and other personnel already at his side to help. Because my APU was inoperative, I had #1 engine running per SOP. A few mins later mechanic wanted to resume the tow into the gate. I refused, reminding him that #1 engine was running and that it would pass over the people around the victim who was still laying on the ground. After getting clearance from mechanics, I spooled up #1 slightly (32% N1) to get the pneumatic pressure required and started #4 engine. Then shut down #1 engine and completed tow in to gate. There was lack of coordination among ramp people with 1 mechanic giving me hand signal to cut #1 engine. He probably didn't know I had no APU. I didn't want to be totally dead with no electrics, no pneumatics, and especially no hydraulics. I estimate #1 engine inlet approximately 40 ft from personnel on ramp. Victim had no broken bones and released from hospital the next afternoon, so I was told. Very lucky fella.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB ACFT UNDER TOW, INOP APU AND #1 ENG RUNNING FOR ELECTRICAL AND HYD PWR. TUG TOWING ACFT STOPPED WHEN SEEING WING WALKER HIT BY BAGGAGE TUG. WING WALKER MECH INJURED.

Narrative: AS WE WERE BEING TOWED IN TO THE GATE, MECH ADVISED ME ON INTERCOM, AS WE STOPPED WELL SHORT OF THE GATE, TO SET BRAKES, WHICH I DID. FURTHER ADVISED ME THAT ANOTHER MECH, WHO WAS WALKING MY L WINGTIP, HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A TUG PULLING 6 BAGGAGE CARTS. I LOOKED OUT MY L SIDE AND SAW HIM LAYING ON THE GND AND OTHER PERSONNEL ALREADY AT HIS SIDE TO HELP. BECAUSE MY APU WAS INOP, I HAD #1 ENG RUNNING PER SOP. A FEW MINS LATER MECH WANTED TO RESUME THE TOW INTO THE GATE. I REFUSED, REMINDING HIM THAT #1 ENG WAS RUNNING AND THAT IT WOULD PASS OVER THE PEOPLE AROUND THE VICTIM WHO WAS STILL LAYING ON THE GND. AFTER GETTING CLRNC FROM MECHS, I SPOOLED UP #1 SLIGHTLY (32% N1) TO GET THE PNEUMATIC PRESSURE REQUIRED AND STARTED #4 ENG. THEN SHUT DOWN #1 ENG AND COMPLETED TOW IN TO GATE. THERE WAS LACK OF COORD AMONG RAMP PEOPLE WITH 1 MECH GIVING ME HAND SIGNAL TO CUT #1 ENG. HE PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW I HAD NO APU. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE TOTALLY DEAD WITH NO ELECTRICS, NO PNEUMATICS, AND ESPECIALLY NO HYDS. I ESTIMATE #1 ENG INLET APPROX 40 FT FROM PERSONNEL ON RAMP. VICTIM HAD NO BROKEN BONES AND RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL THE NEXT AFTERNOON, SO I WAS TOLD. VERY LUCKY FELLA.

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.