# NTSB WPR13LA096: Quicksilver Sport IIS, N1712, Camarillo, CA, January 20, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 20, 2013, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Camarillo, CA - Coordinates: 34.210277, -119.096389 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2103&lon=-119.0964&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, 2 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86052 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13LA096 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86052/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86052 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA096 ## Probable cause The person on the ground’s failure to stay clear of a spinning propeller. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Other (probable cause); cases with it: [Quicksilver SPORT IIS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=05903NN), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/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: [Quicksilver SPORT IIS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md?model=05903NN), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was preparing his airplane for departure in a designated "run-up" area. The passenger's girlfriend wanted to document the flight with photographs and video. As she approached the airplane from the rear to check an airframe-mounted camera before the airplane departed, she was struck in the head by the propeller of the rear mounted engine. The pilot heard the noise and immediately shut the engine down. Several other people, who were standing nearby, had warned her to stay clear of the engine/propeller area. ## Factual narrative On January 20, 2013, about 1430 Pacific standard time a person walked into the propeller of a Quicksilver Sport IIS, N1712, that was standing with its engine operating at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California. The sport pilot and his passenger were not injured; however, the person struck by the propeller was seriously injured. The pilot/owner was operating the aircraft under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight, which was preparing for departure from Camarillo at the time of the accident. A flight plan had not been filed. The pilot stated that he was preparing the airplane for departure in a designated "run-up" area. The airplane's engine was aft mounted on the airframe. The passenger's girlfriend wanted to document the flight with photographs and video. The video camera was mounted on the rear airframe structure, very near the engine. Several other people warned her to stay clear of the engine/propeller area. At the last moment, she stepped forward to check the video camera, and was struck in the head by the airplane's propeller. The pilot heard a noise and immediately shut the engine down. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1712](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1712), registered now, S/N 0071, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER SPORT IIS - Registry model: [Quicksilver SPORT IIS](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sport-iis) (registry code 05903NN) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 0071 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 1178 - Engines: ROTAX 582DCDI 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: No damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Chicco Miguel E - Registered owner: Chicco Miguel E - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, January 7, 2013 - Departed: CMA, Camarillo, CA - Destination: CMA, Camarillo, CA - Airport: CMA, Camarillo Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left; flight hours: 10,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 19 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 3 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: CMA ## 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 20130120000489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130120000489A), Jan 20, 2013: Quicksilver SPORT IIS, Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Airplane was running with intention of flight. Passenger was seated and PIC was completing last preflight visual inspection. Passenger's friend was near the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 17, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86052. 619 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 571 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411278&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Witness Statement (item 2, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411279&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-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/). 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