# Accident 19990613021809A: Piper PA28R180, Wimauma, FL, June 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1999, 17:50 local time
- Place: Wimauma, FL
- Airport: Wimauma Air Park Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7104° N, 82.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7104&lon=-82.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7485J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485J-2021-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613021809A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 1999, ABOUT 1750 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-180, N7485J, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, HAD A DEPLANING PASSENGER STRIKE THE PROPELLER AT WIMAUMA AIRPORT, WIMAUMA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED.  THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED IN THE BAHAMAS AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.  AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE TERMINAL AREA SO THE PASSENGERS COULD DEPLANE, BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING.  THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN ONE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND WENT AFT ON THE WING.  A SECOND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE, AND FELL INTO THE PROPELLER. (.4) ON JUNE 13, 1999, ABOUT 1750 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-180, N7485J, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, HAD A DEPLANING PASSENGER STRIKE THE PROPELLER AT WIMAUMA AIRPORT, WIMAUMA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED      PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED IN THE BAHAMAS AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE TERMINAL AREA SO THE PASSENGERS COULD DEPLANE, BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN ONE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND WENT AFT ON THE WING. A SECOND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE, WENT FORWARD ON THE WING, AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER.

## 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 MIA99LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA179), Jun 13, 1999: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7485J), Wimauma, FL, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a passenger deplaning the airplane while the engine was running struck the propeller.

## Other reports on N7485J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850722038059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722038059I), Jul 22, 1985: Piper PA28R180 (N7485J), Jonesboro, AR, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Warning horn did not sound because over ride was on.

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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