# Accident 20201209017819A: Cessna 172S, Glencoe, MN, December 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2020, 18:30 local time
- Place: Glencoe, MN
- Airport: Glencoe Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7560° N, 94.0815° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7560&lon=-94.0815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1956V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201209017819A

## Narrative

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

2020-12-09, N1956V, A CESSNA 172 WAS LOCATED AT THE GLENCOE, MN (KGYL) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. THE PIC WAS ON A LONG SOLO CROSS COUNTRY BUILDING HIS EXPERIENCE, AND HAD STOPPED INTO A TOWN NEAR THE TOWN WHERE HIS FAMILY LIVED. HIS MOTHER AND LITTLE SISTER (11 YRS OLD) HAD DROVE OVER TO MEET WITH HIM IN THE FBO. THEY SAID THEIR FAIRWELLS, MOM AND SISTER HEADED TO THE CAR AND THE PIC HEADED TO THE PLANE.

IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE AND THE ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN STARTED. THE PIC HAD HIS HEAD DOWN LOOKING AT HIS CHECKLIST WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY SHOOK. HE LOOKED UP AND SAW HIS MOTHER RUNNING AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN, CHOCKED THE AIRPLANE, AND RAN FOR THE FAMILY CAR.

MOM WAS BLEEDING OUT FROM HER LEFT ARM, HE QUICKLY GOT HER IN THE BACK SEAT, AND HAD HIS LITTLE SISTER JUMP UP FRONT TO BE THE NAVIGATOR AS THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS TOWN AND HAD NO IDEA WHERE THE NEAREST HOSPITAL WOULD BE.

AFTER ER ARRIVAL, BLOOD WAS GIVEN AND MOM WAS HELO TRANSPORTED TO MINNEAPOLIS FOR MULTIPLE SURGERIES.

THE PROP WAS APPROACHED FROM THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION STRIKING ON THE UPSWING. TWO HITS TO THE LEFT ARM WERE TAKEN. SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT USEFUL PRODUCTIVITY OF THE LIMB IS EXPECTED IN RECOVERY. THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE POWER.

NOTE: FAA POST ACCIDENT PIC INTERVIEW REVEALED THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME NON-PHYSICAL TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY THE YOUNGEST WITNESS. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS AND CONTACT WITH THE APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOLKS WAS MADE AVAILABLE.

## 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 CEN21LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA083), Dec 10, 2020: Cessna 172 (N1956V), Glencoe, MN, no damage. Probable cause: A bystander’s inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running.

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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