- Date
- September 1, 1984, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- New Bedford, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N5399FPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840901045479A
- Case key
- 35411
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Analysis
The rt front seat pass'g exited the acft via the rt door and went forward over the leading edge of the wing while the acft engine was idling at aprx 1200 RPM. The rotation prop struck and injuried the pass'g with serious chest, back and arm lacerations. The plt stated that he had stopped the acft in transient parking area ans was looking for his checklist when the rt front seat pass'g asked him if he could open the rt door slightly to get some air. The plt said that he approved the opening of the door. According to the plts statement the pass'g 'hopped up and exited the acft' a few moments later, saying that he would be right back. The passg shut the door after leaving and jumped foward into the prop. The plt gestered in an attempt to warn him but was unable to be effective due to noise & the closed door. The injured pass'g is expected to recover with no permanent disability. In addition to lacerations he suffered a punctured diaphram and a collapsed left lung. He said he felt partially at fault but also felt that the prop shoule have been stopped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5399F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287790109
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-360A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas Vogel
- Registered owner
- Gail Lachmeyer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 20, 1984 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- New Bedford, MA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,034 total · 35 in this make and model · 403 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 27 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.