Diamond Aircraft DA-40 accident near Bardstown, KY
On August 7, 2022, a Diamond Aircraft DA-40 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bardstown, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- August 7, 2022
- Place
- Bardstown, KY
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft DA-40 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 37.814°N, 85.500°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220807105676
Official records · ERA22LA362
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On August 7, 2022, about 1425 eastern daylight time a Diamond Aircraft DA-40, N723AG, sustained minor damage when it was involved in an accident at Samuels Field Airport (BRY), Bardstown, Kentucky. A passenger was fatally injured and the private pilot and additional passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, after about a one-hour pleasure flight with a passenger in the front seat and in the back seat, they decided to land at BRY so the two passengers could switch seats. As they approached the airport, light rain was developing. The pilot stated they were quickly going to change seats because of the rain and the large canopy style door: he wanted to keep the rain out of the cockpit. During the taxi to the ramp, the front seat passenger handed the rear seat passenger her purse and phone and asked her to place it on the rear seat in preparations for switching seats. The pilot stated that before starting the shutdown checklist he briefed both passengers that when they exited the airplane, they would walk around the back of the airplane and meet at the tail then come back around and to watch out for the propeller. The pilot turned the airplane around to face the taxiway then came to a stop. Shortly after parking, the pilot opened the canopy as the engine was still operating but commenced the shutdown procedures per the checklist. As he was shutting down the engine, the front passenger exited the cockpit. The front seat passenger got out of the cockpit onto the right wing and st
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to provide adequate instructions to remain seated until the engine was shut down, which resulted in the passenger’s decision to exit the cockpit while the engine was operating and subsequently being struck by the rotating propeller.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
