# Accident 19931017039749A: Gulstm AA5B, Fort Myers, FL, October 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1993, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Pine Shadows Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7337° N, 81.9002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PINE SHADOWS AIRPARK (94FL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7337&lon=-81.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28930, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28930) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 91 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931017039749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING RUNUP ON RAMP PILOTS MOTHER WAS HIT BY THE WHIRLING PROPELLER AS SHE APPROACHED AIRCRAFT UNSEEN BY PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA009), Oct 17, 1993: Grumman American AA-5B (N28930), Fort Myers, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER DECISION BY THE OTHER PERSON (PILOT'S MOTHER) TO GO TO THE AIRPLANE, WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING CHECKS IN PREPARATION FOR FLIGHT, AND HER FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE HAZARDOUS CONDITION (TURNING…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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