A bell 206 pilot leaves aircraft while the rotor blade was still turning.

Attributes
ACN	575628
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	575628
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Walked away from helicopter while rotor blades still turning. Landed on the numbers of runway 23 secure fencing and controled gate to get onto runway. Is this unsafe? If so, I will stay next to helicopter while blades rotate to a stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL 206 PLT LEAVES ACFT WHILE THE ROTOR BLADE WAS STILL TURNING.

Narrative: WALKED AWAY FROM HELI WHILE ROTOR BLADES STILL TURNING. LANDED ON THE NUMBERS OF RWY 23 SECURE FENCING AND CTLED GATE TO GET ONTO RWY. IS THIS UNSAFE? IF SO, I WILL STAY NEXT TO HELI WHILE BLADES ROTATE TO A STOP.

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.