Air Creation TANARG N837TB

Summary

On 16 May 2020 at about 12:47 local time, a Air Creation TANARG registered N837TB was involved in an accident near Buckeye, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 May 2020 at 12:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Buckeye, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Buckeye Muni (BXK)

Coordinates

33.4206, -112.6861

Aircraft

Air Creation TANARG

Registration

N837TB

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buckeye → Buckeye

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA150

1 person was seriously injured.

The failure of the pilot to adequately maintain a safe distance from the airplane's propeller, which resulted in a serious injury when the propeller struck his hand.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident pilot had been preforming touch and go landings with several trike pilots when he decided to land and talk to another trike pilot on the ground. After landing and setting the parking brake, he exited his trike with the engine still running, to go talk to the other pilot. When he returned to his trike, it had started to move, and he chased after it. As he neared the trike, he attempted to reach around to the right rear strut with his left hand, to stop it. However, the pilot did not see the rear mounted propeller, and his left-hand fingers were struck by the propeller and he was seriously injured. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.