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A student pilot in a C172 took off with a female passenger to shoot touch-and-goes during the airport's nightly curfew. The police instructed the pilot to land and return to the parking area. The passenger was injured when she was struck by the propeller when she exited some distance from the parking area in an attempt by the student pilot to conceal her illegal presence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vny |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 380452 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took a lady friend flying very early in the morning. Got on the active runway and took off. In the pattern, the airport police told me to get down as there is no touch-and-goes after XA00 at night. I got scared since I was a student pilot only with a passenger. I landed the airplane and dropped off the girl and taxied toward the tie-down spot where the officer was waiting, not knowing that when she exited the aircraft she got nicked with the propeller because she didn't go around the back like I told her. It was a very intense moment. The girl got cut on her tricep about 4 inches long and it took 29 stitches to close it up. After this, if I still have the right to fly, I will not let anybody in or out while the engine is running.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT PLT IN A C172 TOOK OFF WITH A FEMALE PAX TO SHOOT TOUCH-AND-GOES DURING THE ARPT'S NIGHTLY CURFEW. THE POLICE INSTRUCTED THE PLT TO LAND AND RETURN TO THE PARKING AREA. THE PAX WAS INJURED WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE PROP WHEN SHE EXITED SOME DISTANCE FROM THE PARKING AREA IN AN ATTEMPT BY THE STUDENT PLT TO CONCEAL HER ILLEGAL PRESENCE.
Narrative: TOOK A LADY FRIEND FLYING VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING. GOT ON THE ACTIVE RWY AND TOOK OFF. IN THE PATTERN, THE ARPT POLICE TOLD ME TO GET DOWN AS THERE IS NO TOUCH-AND-GOES AFTER XA00 AT NIGHT. I GOT SCARED SINCE I WAS A STUDENT PLT ONLY WITH A PAX. I LANDED THE AIRPLANE AND DROPPED OFF THE GIRL AND TAXIED TOWARD THE TIE-DOWN SPOT WHERE THE OFFICER WAS WAITING, NOT KNOWING THAT WHEN SHE EXITED THE ACFT SHE GOT NICKED WITH THE PROP BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T GO AROUND THE BACK LIKE I TOLD HER. IT WAS A VERY INTENSE MOMENT. THE GIRL GOT CUT ON HER TRICEP ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG AND IT TOOK 29 STITCHES TO CLOSE IT UP. AFTER THIS, IF I STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO FLY, I WILL NOT LET ANYBODY IN OR OUT WHILE THE ENG IS RUNNING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.