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March 4, 1994 · Cessna 150H · N22682

Sacramento, CA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
March 4, 1994
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured, 1 unknown outcome)
Location
Sacramento, CA
Aircraft
Cessna 150H
Tail Number
N22682
Operator
Nancy R Bilyeu
Injuries
None
NTSB Number
LAX94LA147

The pilot reported that she had just returned from a flight and had taxied to a point on the ramp where she had arranged to deplane her passenger, a 12 year-old child, with the assistance of an adult escort. The aircraft's engine was at idle with the propeller rotating at about 800 rpm's during the deplaning operation. As she watched her passenger deplane, she happened to glance toward the front of the aircraft in time to see a second child running toward the aircraft. Before she could shut down the engine, the child was struck by the propeller. The propeller strike caused serious injuries to the child, but no damage to the aircraft. The child had been instructed previously not to approach the aircraft without an adult escort.

NTSB Probable Cause

the child's disregard for prescribed safety procedures which was compounded by the diminishing lighting conditions existing at the time, and her lack of familiarity with an aviation environment.

Full Narrative

On March 3, 1994, at 1845 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150H, N22682, was involved in a propeller strike to a person on the ground while deplaning a passenger at Sacramento, California. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot and was on a local area pleasure flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the operation. The certificated private pilot and her deplaned passenger were not injured; however, another person on the ground was injured as she ran toward the aircraft and into the turning propeller. The flight originated on the day of the mishap at about 1500 from the Rio Linda Airport. In a verbal statement, the pilot reported that she had just returned from a flight and had taxied to a point on the ramp where she had arranged to deplane her passenger, a 12 year-old child, with the assistance of an adult escort. The aircraft's engine was at idle with the propeller rotating at about 800 rpm's during the deplaning operation. As she watched her passenger deplane, she happened to glance toward the front of the aircraft in time to see a second child running toward the aircraft. Before she could shut down the engine, the child was struck by the propeller. The child had been instructed previously not to approach the aircraft without an adult escort. The propeller strike caused serious injuries to the child, but no damage to the aircraft.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time18:45 PST
Nearest AirportNatomas Field (0nm)
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150H
Tail NumberN22682
Aircraft CategoryAir
OperatorNancy R Bilyeu
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200-A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured, 1 unknown outcome)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total2
Crew 1Age 50 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 25000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point64 F / 54
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time02:54
Weather SourceWFAC

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