Aircraft technician working on aircraft parked at gate reported being blown off ladder by jet wash from adjacent aircraft.
Synopsis
Aircraft technician working on aircraft parked at gate reported being blown off ladder by jet wash from adjacent aircraft.
Narrative
I am an A&P; and as I was working on an aircraft getting a routine check underway; I went out to fill the Right Hand (#2) Engine with oil. I was in the process of filling the engine when out of nowhere the plane that was next to my gate had turned around and jet-washed me off of my ladder about 5 feet in the air. I got oil all over me and the engine as well as on the ground. The most frightening part was having to bail off of the ladder when I realized I wasn't going to be able to hang on any longer. If there is some sort of safety information that pilots should know about going full-throttle near and against an aircraft that is behind them; this pilot has no regards for others around them; I even had my safety beacon on in my vehicle that was right next to me in clear view of this aircraft. I even had the time to look up the aircraft that was next door to me on the gate. I am still shaken up by the experience and wish for none of my fellow employees operating on the ramp to have to experience something like this.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.