Incident
On January 20, 2013, at approximately 1430 Pacific standard time, a person walked into the propeller of a parked Quicksilver Sport IIS (registration N1712) with its engine operating at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California. The person was seriously injured. The sport pilot and his passenger were not injured.
Aircraft and Crew
The aircraft was a Quicksilver Sport IIS, N1712, with an aft-mounted engine. The pilot, who was also the owner, was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 for a personal local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.
Sequence of Events
The pilot stated that he was preparing the airplane for departure in a designated run-up area. The passenger's girlfriend wanted to document the flight with photographs and video. A video camera was mounted on the rear airframe structure, very near the engine. Several other people warned her to stay clear of the engine and propeller area. At the last moment, she stepped forward to check the video camera and was struck in the head by the airplane's propeller. The pilot heard a noise and immediately shut the engine down.