What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot, who lives on airport property, taxied the personal night flight into his driveway to let passengers off. Both passengers had been consuming alcohol prior to the flight. Pilot left engine running, and got out of the single door Cessna 206 to let the passengers out and help with baggage. Parking brake was set. No chocks were in place. Passenger walked into the running propeller incurring serious injury to his upper arm, broken collarbone and lacerations to the back. Impact stopped the engine and bent the propeller back several inches. As of this date, passenger is still hospitalized. Notification to FAA came from an anonymous call from Island resident to comm center. Pilot did not notify FSDO or NTSB but was cooperative when contacted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT, WHO LIVES ON AIRPORT PROPERTY, TAXIED THE PERSONAL NIGHT FLIGHT INTO HIS DRIVEWAY TO LET PASSENGERS OFF. BOTH PASSENGERS HAD BEEN CONSUMING ALCOHOL PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. PILOT LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, AND GOT OUT OF THE SINGLE DOOR CESSNA 206 TO LET THE PASSENGERS OUT AND HELP WITH BAGGAGE. PARKING BRAKE WAS SET. NO CHOCKS WERE IN PLACE. PASSENGER WALKED INTO THE RUNNING PROPELLER INCURRING SERIOUS INJURY TO HIS UPPER ARM, BROKEN COLLARBONE AND LACERATIONS TO THE BACK. IMPACT STOPPED THE ENGINE AND BENT THE PROPELLER BACK SEVERAL INCHES. AS OF THIS DATE, PASSENGER IS STILL HOSPITALIZED. NOTIFICATION TO FAA CAME FROM AN ANONYMOUS CALL FROM ISLAND RESIDENT TO COMM CENTER. PILOT DID NOT NOTIFY FSDO OR NTSB BUT WAS COOPERATIVE WHEN CONTACTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.