# NTSB CEN17CA116: Cessna 162, N3028G, Conway, AR, March 4, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 3, 2017, 18:30 local (Mar 4, 2017, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Conway, AR - Coordinates: 35.02, -92.555 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0200&lon=-92.5550&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) operating: AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 15, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 94813 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17CA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94813/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94813 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA116 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to shut down the engine before exiting the airplane and his failure to focus his attention on the task at hand, which led to his walking into a rotating propeller. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Standing-engine(s) operating: AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was conducting a local personal flight. The pilot said he developed "unnecessary anxiety" and hurried his landing due to approaching traffic. He failed to brake aggressively and, as a result, was unable to turn in time to exit the runway. The airplane rolled off the taxiway and became bogged down in the wet grass from a previous rain. Instead of shutting the engine off, the pilot closed the throttle to idle, exited the airplane, and tried to push the airplane with the left strut. "Without thinking," the pilot walked toward the nosewheel to inspect the airplane and walked into the rotating propeller. ## Factual narrative On March 3, 2017, about 1830 central standard time, a Cessna 162, N3028G, became stuck in the mud after landing at Cantrell Field Airport (KCXW), Conway, Arkansas. The pilot exited the airplane in an attempt to dislodge it and was struck by the rotating propeller, sustaining serious injuries. The passenger was not injured. The airplane was not damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by Toadsuck Sport Aviation, LLC, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight that originated from KCXW about 1730. The pilot said he developed "unnecessary anxiety" and hurried his landing due to approaching traffic. He failed to brake aggressively. As a result, he was unable to turn in time and rolled off the taxiway due to excessive speed. The airplane bogged down in the wet grass from a previous rain. The pilot closed the throttle to idle, exited the airplane, and tried to push the airplane with the left strut. "Without thinking," the pilot walked towards the nose wheel to inspect the airplane and walked into the rotating propeller. The pilot of the landing traffic saw the commotion and rendered aid. The passenger called 9-1-1, and paramedics and a helicopter arrived shortly thereafter. The pilot was airlifted to a nearby hospital. The pilot indicated he suffered abdominal and leg injuries. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3028G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3028G), registered now, S/N 16200095, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 162 - Registry model: [Cessna 162](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (registry code 060005E) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16200095 - Year built: 2011 - Engines: Continental O-200-D 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: No damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Toadsuck Sport Aviation, LLC - Registered owner: Toadsuck Sport Aviation, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KCXW, Conway, AR - Destination: KCXW, Conway, AR - Airport: KCXW, Cantrell Field Airport, runway 22, 5,500 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: serious; student, sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: none; restraint: none; flight hours: 35 total, 15 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 290° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.39 inHg - Observed at: KLIT, 23 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20170303001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170303001189A), Mar 3, 2017: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Conway, AR, Minor damage. On mar 3, 2017 at appx 1830 hours local a Cessna 162 reg# N3028G, ser# 16200095 was being operated as a 14 CFR 91 personal flight locally at cantrell field,… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 18, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94813. 108 KB in all. - Statement of Nate Jacob, Pilot (item 1, .PDF, 108 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40451209&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20Nate%20Jacob,%20Pilot-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.