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FAA incident report · Cessna 150C · Lake Placid, FL · January 9, 2017

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Date
January 9, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place
Lake Placid, FL
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7845Z
Reported as
Cessna 150C
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,075 total600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N7845ZRegistration cancelled May 24, 2022 · Cessna 150CS/N 15059945 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 150CEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The PIC stated he had flown the 17 year old subject/passenger on a 8-10 minute sight seeing flight in his CE-150, and had taxied back to the staging area and parked the aircraft with the engine still running as another passenger wished to fly also. There had been no specific briefing on how to deplane the aircraft prior to the flight because the subject had not intended to fly at the time. However, the PIC stated he had delivered a passenger briefing once the subject entered the aircraft.

With the engine still running the pic's son (student pilot and friend of the subject) approached the aircraft from the rear with plans to safely guide her. The subject had attempted to exit the aircraft once before but was told to wait by the PIC. The subject then saw her boyfriend approaching the aircraft, assumed it was now ok, then proceeded to deplane before the PIC could stop her. Leaving the aircraft the subject placed herself dangerously close to the rotating propeller. The pic's son and boyfriend both screamed for the subject to back away from the propeller. As she turned away the propeller struck her on the backside of her left arm.

Initially the subject did not even realize she had been struck; there was very little bleeding and/or pain. The PIC made ensured the subject was eventually seen at the hospital where she received 7 stiches; the PIC estimated the injury to be approximately 3-4" long and 1/4" deep. There were no broken bones or other injuries. A full recovery is anticipated.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC STATED HE HAD FLOWN THE 17 YEAR OLD SUBJECT/PASSENGER ON A 8-10 MINUTE SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT IN HIS CE-150, AND HAD TAXIED BACK TO THE STAGING AREA AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING AS ANOTHER PASSENGER WISHED TO FLY ALSO. THERE HAD BEEN NO SPECIFIC BRIEFING ON HOW TO DEPLANE THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT BECAUSE THE SUBJECT HAD NOT INTENDED TO FLY AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, THE PIC STATED HE HAD DELIVERED A PASSENGER BRIEFING ONCE THE SUBJECT ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT.

WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING THE PIC'S SON (STUDENT PILOT AND FRIEND OF THE SUBJECT) APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE REAR WITH PLANS TO SAFELY GUIDE HER. THE SUBJECT HAD ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ONCE BEFORE BUT WAS TOLD TO WAIT BY THE PIC. THE SUBJECT THEN SAW HER BOYFRIEND APPROACHING THE AIRCRAFT, ASSUMED IT WAS NOW OK, THEN PROCEEDED TO DEPLANE BEFORE THE PIC COULD STOP HER. LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT THE SUBJECT PLACED HERSELF DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE ROTATING PROPELLER. THE PIC'S SON AND BOYFRIEND BOTH SCREAMED FOR THE SUBJECT TO BACK AWAY FROM THE PROPELLER. AS SHE TURNED AWAY THE PROPELLER STRUCK HER ON THE BACKSIDE OF HER LEFT ARM.

INITIALLY THE SUBJECT DID NOT EVEN REALIZE SHE HAD BEEN STRUCK; THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BLEEDING AND/OR PAIN. THE PIC MADE ENSURED THE SUBJECT WAS EVENTUALLY SEEN AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE RECEIVED 7 STICHES; THE PIC ESTIMATED THE INJURY TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3-4" LONG AND 1/4" DEEP. THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES OR OTHER INJURIES. A FULL RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED.