What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot landed at a closed airstrip after making arrangements to meet his wife there. The airstrip was marked as closed; however, it was covered with snow in the landing area. The pilot said that before landing, he saw a pedestrian along the side of the strip, who waved; he thought the pedestrian was his wife. After landing, the airplane slowed quickly on the snow covered runway. The pilot said he applied some power to continue taxiing in the snow, but the airplane was moving slowly. As the pilot was taxiing the tailwheel equipped airplane without s-turning, he was looking out the door on the right side. He said he caught a glimpse of something to his left, and at about that moment, the left strut of the airplane hit the pedestrian, who was a woman that was walking her dog on the airstrip. The pedestrian was struck in the back of the head and was seriously injured. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing before the flight nor did he have a current sectional chart. (-23) after landing at a closed airport, the pilot, while taxiing to parking struck a woman from behing who was walking her dog on the taxiway. The pi lot stated that he had the right door open and was looking forward then he saw someone with his peripheral vision. He immediately closed the throttle, but the woman had already been hit by the lift strut on the left hand wing.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT LANDED AT A CLOSED AIRSTRIP AFTER MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET HIS WIFE THERE. THE AIRSTRIP WAS MARKED AS CLOSED; HOWEVER, IT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW IN THE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT SAID THAT BEFORE LANDING, HE SAW A PEDESTRIAN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE STRIP, WHO WAVED; HE THOUGHT THE PEDESTRIAN WAS HIS WIFE. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE SLOWED QUICKLY ON THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED SOME POWER TO CONTINUE TAXIING IN THE SNOW, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS MOVING SLOWLY. AS THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WITHOUT S-TURNING, HE WAS LOOKING OUT THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HE SAID HE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF SOMETHING TO HIS LEFT, AND AT ABOUT THAT MOMENT, THE LEFT STRUT OF THE AIRPLANE HIT THE PEDESTRIAN, WHO WAS A WOMAN THAT WAS WALKING HER DOG ON THE AIRSTRIP. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE THE FLIGHT NOR DID HE HAVE A CURRENT SECTIONAL CHART. (-23) AFTER LANDING AT A CLOSED AIRPORT, THE PILOT, WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING STRUCK A WOMAN FROM BEHING WHO WAS WALKING HER DOG ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PI LOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT DOOR OPEN AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD THEN HE SAW SOMEONE WITH HIS PERIPHERAL VISION. HE IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE THROTTLE, BUT THE WOMAN HAD ALREADY BEEN HIT BY THE LIFT STRUT ON THE LEFT HAND WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.