Cessna 162 N3028G

Summary

On 4 March 2017 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N3028G, operated by Toadsuck Sport Aviation, LLC, was involved in an accident near Conway, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 March 2017 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Conway, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Cantrell Field Airport (KCXW)

Coordinates

35.0200, -92.5550

Aircraft

Cessna 162

Registration

N3028G

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Toadsuck Sport Aviation, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Conway → Conway

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN17CA116

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to shut down the engine before exiting the airplane and his failure to focus his attention on the task at hand, which led to his walking into a rotating propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a local personal flight. The pilot said he developed "unnecessary anxiety" and hurried his landing due to approaching traffic. He failed to brake aggressively and, as a result, was unable to turn in time to exit the runway. The airplane rolled off the taxiway and became bogged down in the wet grass from a previous rain. Instead of shutting the engine off, the pilot closed the throttle to idle, exited the airplane, and tried to push the airplane with the left strut. "Without thinking," the pilot walked toward the nosewheel to inspect the airplane and walked into the rotating propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.