diverdriver 7 #1 February 24, 2004 This is NOT a jump plane accident but it is the same type used at some DZs. We load people with engines running. Make sure you have procedures on how and when people will be loaded with engine(s) running. Never, EVER walk around the front of the plane unless you are the pilot. And if you can not avoid walking around the front make sure you give an over exagerated clearance to the front. NTSB Identification: NYC04LA058 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Thursday, January 15, 2004 in Kelleys Island, OH Aircraft: Cessna U206G, registration: N9940M Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 Uninjured. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. On January 15, 2004, at 1930 eastern standard time, a Cessna U206G, N9940M, sustained minor damage after a passenger walked into the propeller, as the airplane was standing with the engine running at the Kelley’s Island Airport (89D), Kelley’s Island, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured; however, a second passenger was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, after arriving from the Sandusky Airport (SKY), Sandusky, Ohio, he parked the airplane, and pulled the power back to idle to let two passengers out. The pilot left the engine running because he was planning on retuning to Sandusky. The pilot further stated he had observed commuter airliners leave an engine running when they unloaded and loaded passengers, and knew that they had Federal Aviation Administration approval to do so, and did not consider it to be an unsafe practice. Prior to anyone exiting the airplane, the front seat passenger turned around and asked the rear seat passenger to unlock the rear baggage door. The pilot set the parking brake, and as he exited the airplane, he observed the rear seat passenger exit from the rear baggage door, and walk away from the airplane. The front seat passenger then exited through the pilot's door, and proceeded to his vehicle. While the pilot was boarding a new passenger for the return flight to Sandusky, he observed one of the previous passengers return to the airplane, and walk around the right wing strut. The pilot then heard a strange sound, and the engine stopped running. The pilot exited the airplane and observed the passenger lying on the ground. The passenger was treated for a broken collarbone and lacerations from the propeller blades. During a subsequent interview with an FAA inspector, the pilot confirmed that he had parked the airplane, set the parking brake, and exited the airplane with the engine still running. He further stated that he was outside of the airplane when the passenger was injured. Index for Jan2004 | Index of monthsChris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #2 February 24, 2004 Uh, when I got my PVT ticket, I was drilled over and over to NEVER leave the cockpit with the engine running. Although it probably wouldn't have changed the outcome of this particular incident, I found that item to be a glaring omission of common sense.Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #3 February 24, 2004 Sounds like this one coulda been worse. So easy to prevent though. I've occasionally let people off with the engine running (usually skydivers that have come for a ride), but I always tell them to get out and walk around the tail, no matter how many times they've walked around planes with engines running. It's amazing how invisible a propeller can be when it's spinning. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #4 February 24, 2004 Heck, I don't even like walking in front of the plane when the engine isn't running. Gives me the creeps.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
