# Incident 20210628011059I: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Ray, MI, June 28, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2021, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ray, MI
- Airport: Ray Community Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7384° N, 82.8897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7384&lon=-82.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 4 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210628011059I

## Narrative

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

CFI TOOK STUDENT PILOT FOR FIRST INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS. AFTER SECOND FLIGHT STUDENT WAS NOT FEELING WELL. CFI SWITCHED TO GROUND WORK, IT BEGAN TO RAIN, INSTRUCTOR TAXIED PARTIALLY IN TO HANGAR. CFI REQUESTED STUDENT PILOT TO EXIT AIRCRAFT AND MOVE CHOCK. STUDENT PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AN WAS STRUCK BY PROPELLER IN RIGHT ARM. CLOSEST AIRPORT REPORTING AWOS WEATHER DATA  SP29/06/2021 00:30->	SPECI KMTC 290030Z 00000KT 3SM VCTS +RA BKN028CB BKN043 OVC200 24/24 A3014 RMK AO2A OCNL LTGIC NE TS 8NE MOV NE SLP207 $=

## 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 CEN21LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA295), Jun 28, 2021: Flight Design Ctls (N920SS), Ray, MI, minor damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper decision to direct the student pilot to exit the airplane with the engine running, which resulted in serious injury when the student walked into the propeller arc.

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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