20250218002959I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Consolidated Vultee BT-13A · Zellwood, FL · February 18, 2025

Date
February 18, 2025 · 11:30 local
Place
Zellwood, FL
Airport
Orlando North Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N67496
Reported as
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

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What happened

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

On 2/18/2025 at the north Orlando airpark (FA83) a vultee valiant (BT-13A taildragger wwii training airplane) during the post landing rollout phase, struck a groundskeeper mowing grass moving east on a privacy data omitted zero turn mower parallel to and on the south side of rwy 09 approximately 5’3” from the edge of the runway. The right wing struck the groundskeeper on the parietal bone causing an abrasion to the scalp. A doctor examined the groundskeeper on the day of the incident and found the injury to be minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/18/2025 AT THE NORTH ORLANDO AIRPARK (FA83) A VULTEE VALIANT (BT-13A TAILDRAGGER WWII TRAINING AIRPLANE) DURING THE POST LANDING ROLLOUT PHASE, STRUCK A GROUNDSKEEPER MOWING GRASS MOVING EAST ON A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ZERO TURN MOWER PARALLEL TO AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RWY 09 APPROXIMATELY 5’3” FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUNDSKEEPER ON THE PARIETAL BONE CAUSING AN ABRASION TO THE SCALP. A DOCTOR EXAMINED THE GROUNDSKEEPER ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT AND FOUND THE INJURY TO BE MINOR.