- Date
- June 7, 1992, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N45199Grumman AA5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920607021509A
- Case key
- 15458
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pedestrian's failure to maintain visual outlook and separation from the taxiing aircraft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated he was taxiing after landing as directed by a ground handler at a 'fly in breakfast'. He reported there were pedestrians on both sides of the taxiway. He stated he stopped to let two pedestrians cross in front of him on the taxiway. He started to taxi again when they were on the grass adjacent to and clear of the taxiway. A witness stated 'as john started to move the lady stepped back into the path of john's left wing... .' The left wing of the aircraft struck the woman's arm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45199
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B1059
- Airframe hours
- 1,106
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Swarthout, John E.
- Registered owner
- Swarthout, John E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1991 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- BTL · Battle Creek, MI
- Destination
- 07G · Charlotte, MI
- Airport
- 07G · Charlotte
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,726 total · 187 in this make and model · 2,553 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.