At 1930 eastern time, a passenger boarding a Cessna U206G was seriously injured when he walked into the spinning propeller as the airplane was standing with the engine running at Kelleys Island Airport. The pilot and second passenger were not injured. The pilot said they arrived from Sandusky, Ohio, and he parked the airplane with the engine running to disembark two passengers. He said he did not consider it an unsafe practice because he had seen commuter airliners do it. The pilot set the parking brake and exited the airplane. He saw the two passengers exit the airplane and proceed to their vehicle. As the pilot was boarding a new passenger to Sandusky, one of the previous passengers returned and walked into the propeller, breaking his collarbone.
January 15, Kelleys Island, Ohio / Cessna 206
At 1930 eastern time, a passenger boarding a Cessna U206G was seriously injured when he walked into the spinning propeller as the airplane was standing with the engine running at Kelleys Island Airport. The pilot and second passenger were not injured. The pilot said they arrived from Sandusky, Ohio, and he parked the airplane with the engine running to disembark two passengers. He said he did not consider it an unsafe practice because he had seen commuter airliners do it. The pilot set the parking brake and exited the airplane. He saw the two passengers exit the airplane and proceed to their vehicle. As the pilot was boarding a new passenger to Sandusky, one of the previous passengers retur...
Key Takeaways:
- A passenger was seriously injured after walking into the spinning propeller of a Cessna U206G at Kelleys Island Airport while the engine was running.
- The pilot had kept the engine running during passenger disembarkation and boarding, believing it was safe because he had seen commuter airliners do it.
- The incident resulted in the passenger suffering a broken collarbone after returning to the aircraft and inadvertently contacting the propeller.
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