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SR22 pilot reported passenger grabbed control stick while adjusting seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1755924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aeroplane Flight Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 16500 Flight Crew Type 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
At cruise at 8;000 ft. In VMC my daughter; the front right seat passenger at the time; unknowingly reached down to adjust her seat with her left hand; and with her right hand grabbed the control stick to pull herself forward. This caused the autopilot to disconnect and put the airplane into a series of three nose high and nose low attitudes; whilst her hand pushed back and forth on the stick. My seatbelt was loose as I was turned to get something from the rear seat and I; the PIC (pilot in command); was thrown into the ceiling striking my head several times. My wife; who was in the rear passenger seat helping me retrieve the item I was attempting find; was unbuckled as well and was thrown around the rear of the airplane. In hitting roof of the airplane; I cut my head and was disoriented but did not lose consciousness. I queried ATC to ask if they still had us and told them what happened. I initially requested clearance to return to our departure airport; but subsequently on assessing our injuries I elected to continue to ZZZ and [requested priority handling]. Approach and landing were uneventful and an ambulance was requested to meet us on arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR22 pilot reported passenger grabbed control stick while adjusting seat.
Narrative: At cruise at 8;000 ft. in VMC my daughter; the front right seat passenger at the time; unknowingly reached down to adjust her seat with her left hand; and with her right hand grabbed the control stick to pull herself forward. This caused the autopilot to disconnect and put the airplane into a series of three nose high and nose low attitudes; whilst her hand pushed back and forth on the stick. My seatbelt was loose as I was turned to get something from the rear seat and I; the PIC (Pilot In Command); was thrown into the ceiling striking my head several times. My wife; who was in the rear passenger seat helping me retrieve the item I was attempting find; was unbuckled as well and was thrown around the rear of the airplane. In hitting roof of the airplane; I cut my head and was disoriented but did not lose consciousness. I queried ATC to ask if they still had us and told them what happened. I initially requested clearance to return to our departure airport; but subsequently on assessing our injuries I elected to continue to ZZZ and [requested priority handling]. Approach and landing were uneventful and an ambulance was requested to meet us on arrival.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.