# NTSB WPR23LA207: Cessna 182Q, N94599, Kingman, AZ, May 26, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 26, 2023, 03:50 local (10:50 UTC) - Place: Kingman, AZ - Coordinates: 35.259478, -113.93805 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2595&lon=-113.9381&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: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 192281 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA207 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192281/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192281 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA207 ## Probable cause The failure of the passenger to adequately maintain a safe distance from the airplane’s propeller and the determination to let the passenger exit the airplane with the engine running. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring equip/instruments](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021525): Personnel issues › Psychological · Passenger (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021525/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 142 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021525/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Damaged/degraded; cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md) - [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/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 182Q, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that on a night landing the airplane touched down smoothly on the main landing gear. During the landing roll, when the nose gear touched down, the airplane’s roll out became rough and bumpy. When the airplane came to a stop, the pilot and passenger discussed that they probably had a flat nose wheel tire. Subsequently, the passenger exited the airplane to examine the nose wheel tire and observed it to be flat. The pilot told the passenger to keep clear and then attempted to taxi clear of the runway. However, at a high-power setting, the airplane only moved a few feet, and the pilot elected to discontinue the taxi. The pilot was deciding what his next move would be when the passenger approached the airplane from the front. The pilot tried to warn the passenger but subsequently, the propeller struck the passenger and resulted in a serious injury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N94599](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94599), registered now, S/N 18266458, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18266458 - Year built: 1978 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ams Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Unknown, April 18, 2023 - Departed: FLG, Flagstaff, AZ - Destination: IGM, Kingman, AZ - Airport: IGM, Kingman Airport, runway 17, 6,725 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 2, 2023; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 929 total, 58 in this make and model, 875 as pilot in command, 149 in the last 90 days, 92 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 170° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.83 inHg - Observed at: KIGM - METAR: METAR KIGM 261051Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 16/M01 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP037 T01561011 ## 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 20230526006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230526006039A), May 26, 2023: Cessna 182Q, Kingman, AZ, Minor damage. The accident flight was an aerial 0BSERVATION company operating under FAA part 91. After completing their night shift, the pilot landed at Kingman Airport at… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 20, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192281. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16018391&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%20Final%203_Redacted-Rel.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. 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