Cessna 152 N222UM

Summary

On 25 May 2011 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N222UM, operated by University of Michigan Flyers Inc, was involved in an accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 May 2011 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB)

Coordinates

42.2231, -83.7456

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N222UM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

University of Michigan Flyers Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ann Arbor → Ann Arbor

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA368

Injuries not recorded.

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from the propeller when exiting the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the instructor’s decision not to shut down the engine before exiting the airplane and the operator’s lack of a policy prohibiting any person from entering or exiting an airplane with its engine operating.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor exited the airplane with the engine operating in preparation for a student pilot to perform his second solo flight. The flight instructor was struck by the rotating propeller as she walked toward the front of the airplane. The flight instructor stated that the operator's flight instructors would typically exit and walk toward the back of an airplane when they were going to have student pilots perform their solo flights. However, instead of walking toward the rear, she walked toward the front where her car was parked. After the accident, the operator adopted a policy prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting an airplane with the engine operating.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.