14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Camarillo, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/02/2014
Aircraft: QUICKSILVER SPORT IIS, registration: N1712
Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
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.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The person on the ground’s failure to stay clear of a spinning propeller.
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.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Camarillo, CA
Aircraft: QUICKSILVER SPORT IIS, registration: N1712
Injuries: 1 Serious,2 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On January 20, 2013, about 1435 Pacific standard time, the pilot of a Quicksilver Sport IIS, N1712, was performing a preflight checklist when an observer on the ground walked into the propeller at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California. The Sport Pilot and his passenger were not injured; however, an observer on the ground 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 aircraft for departure in a designated “run-up” area. His aircraft’s engine is aft mounted on the airframe and the propeller design is a pusher type. He did not see the ground observer approach the aircraft to adjust a GoPro camera, but did hear a noise. He shut down the engine and discovered the observer on the ground.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1712 Make/Model: EXP Description: QUICKSILVER SPORT IIS ULTRALIGHT
Date: 01/20/2013 Time: 2230
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: CAMARILLO State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WHILE OPERATING ON GROUND, PERSON WAS STRUCK BY MOVING PROP AND
SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, CAMARILLO, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Standing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: VAN NUYS, CA (WP01) Entry date: 01/22/2013
http://registry.faa.gov/N1712
CAMARILLO, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman was hospitalized Sunday after being injured by a spinning propeller on an ultralight airplane at Camarillo Airport.
Officials said the 50-year-old woman was taking pictures of a family member who was going to take a ride on the plane when she somehow came in contact with the propeller.
The plane was on the ground with the propeller spinning when the accident happened.
There was no word on the woman's condition.
Source: http://abclocal.go.com
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