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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Flight Design CTLS · Punta Gorda, FL · March 26, 2014

Date: March 26, 2014 · 19:45 local
Place: Punta Gorda, FL
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N866RS
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,025 total320 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N866RSRegistered now · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-10-06-02 · Built 2010 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Was pilot in command of the personally owned airplane, a Flight design Ctls #N866RS on March 26 2014. His wife, privacy data omitted and he had departed the FBO at 4:28 pm from barnwell, south carolina, kbnl, for a day VFR, nonstop Flight to Punta Gorda, Florida. They arrived at kpgd at 7:58 pm and taxied the airplane toward the eaa parking area. There were several people and vehicles present nearby and the temporary tower had closed for the evening by this time. Unsure where to tie down our plane, the passenger said that she would get out to ask. The plane was stopped on the ramp parking area, brakes locked on, and engine at idle, avionics shutting down. As she exited the plane she stepped forward and her jacketed left chest area was struck by the back of one fiberglass propeller blades. The blade fractured mid span and the engine stopped. Thankfully her injuries where only moderate to heavy bruising and light abrasions on her left chest.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE PERSONALLY OWNED AIRPLANE, A FLIGHT DESIGN CTLS #N866RS ON MARCH 26 2014. HIS WIFE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HE HAD DEPARTED THE FBO AT 4:28 PM FROM BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, KBNL, FOR A DAY VFR, NONSTOP FLIGHT TO PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. THEY ARRIVED AT KPGD AT 7:58 PM AND TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TOWARD THE EAA PARKING AREA. THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE AND VEHICLES PRESENT NEARBY AND THE TEMPORARY TOWER HAD CLOSED FOR THE EVENING BY THIS TIME. UNSURE WHERE TO TIE DOWN OUR PLANE, THE PASSENGER SAID THAT SHE WOULD GET OUT TO ASK. THE PLANE WAS STOPPED ON THE RAMP PARKING AREA, BRAKES LOCKED ON, AND ENGINE AT IDLE, AVIONICS SHUTTING DOWN. AS SHE EXITED THE PLANE SHE STEPPED FORWARD AND HER JACKETED LEFT CHEST AREA WAS STRUCK BY THE BACK OF ONE FIBERGLASS PROPELLER BLADES. THE BLADE FRACTURED MID SPAN AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THANKFULLY HER INJURIES WHERE ONLY MODERATE TO HEAVY BRUISING AND LIGHT ABRASIONS ON HER LEFT CHEST.