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FAA incident report · Link John W JR RV-8 · Port Orange, FL · August 16, 2020

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Date
August 16, 2020 · 12:20 local
Place
Port Orange, FL
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N360JL
Reported as
Link John W JR RV-8
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,450 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N360JLRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Link John W JR RV-8S/N 81462 · Built 2002Airframe modelLink John W JR RV-8Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

The pilot took one child for a brief flight. When swapping out the child passenger he left the aircraft engine running at idle, stepped out and approached from the rear to aid the child in exiting the aircraft. When he helped one child out, the child accidentally kicked the throttle to full. The aircraft began to move in left circles. The pilot dropped the child back into the seat and held on to the aircraft as long as possible. When he could no longer hold on he was thrown from the aircraft and attempted to roll out of the way. His ankle was struck by the tailwheel. A bystander in a golf cart saw this and struck the aircraft on the right side with the golf cart in an attempt to stop the aircraft. The aircraft accelerated straight across a taxiway before striking a hangar door. The nose of the aircraft went through the hangar door. The right fuel tank was ruptured. The right main gear was damaged. The propeller and engine were damaged. The wingtips were damaged.

Neither pilot nor passenger were immediately transported to the hospital (they refused). They later went on their own. The child passenger hit hear head on the panel. The pilot had scrapes, bruises and swelling of his ankle. On 8/27/20 it was learned that the child did in fact receive a broken nose which was described as ?not out of line but a small fracture? And had a small procedure to correct it.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT TOOK ONE CHILD FOR A BRIEF FLIGHT. WHEN SWAPPING OUT THE CHILD PASSENGER HE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNNING AT IDLE, STEPPED OUT AND APPROACHED FROM THE REAR TO AID THE CHILD IN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN HE HELPED ONE CHILD OUT, THE CHILD ACCIDENTALLY KICKED THE THROTTLE TO FULL. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE IN LEFT CIRCLES. THE PILOT DROPPED THE CHILD BACK INTO THE SEAT AND HELD ON TO THE AIRCRAFT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER HOLD ON HE WAS THROWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY. HIS ANKLE WAS STRUCK BY THE TAILWHEEL. A BYSTANDER IN A GOLF CART SAW THIS AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH THE GOLF CART IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED STRAIGHT ACROSS A TAXIWAY BEFORE STRIKING A HANGAR DOOR. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THE HANGAR DOOR. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE WERE DAMAGED. THE WINGTIPS WERE DAMAGED.

NEITHER PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL (THEY REFUSED). THEY LATER WENT ON THEIR OWN. THE CHILD PASSENGER HIT HEAR HEAD ON THE PANEL. THE PILOT HAD SCRAPES, BRUISES AND SWELLING OF HIS ANKLE. ON 8/27/20 IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE CHILD DID IN FACT RECEIVE A BROKEN NOSE WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS ?NOT OUT OF LINE BUT A SMALL FRACTURE? AND HAD A SMALL PROCEDURE TO CORRECT IT.