Cessna 182 accident near Caddo Mills, Texas, August 15, 2009
On August 15, 2009 at about 4:38 pm local time, a Cessna 182, registered N2364G, suffered minor damage in an accident during standing (engine(s) operating) near Caddo Mills, Texas (Caddo Mills Municipal Airport). It was a skydiving flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 4 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The failure of the operator to ensure that the airplane engine was shutdown during passenger unloading and the lack of adequate supervision of the passenger by the pilot and ground crewmember.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 2009 · about 4:38 pm local time
- Place
- Caddo Mills, Texas · Caddo Mills Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 4 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 B · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N2364G · registry record · serial 51664
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Skydiving flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane landed from a skydiving flight with a remaining passenger after three parachutists had jumped from the airplane. The engine was not shut down and the airplane was pointed toward the vehicle waiting for the passenger to deplane. When the passenger exited the airplane, a ground crewmember leaned toward the airplane to talk to the pilot while the passenger went around the right side of the airplane. The passenger walked forward into the rotating propeller. Federal Aviation Administration guidance information states that stopping the engine is the most effective way to ensure passengers arrive and depart the vicinity of an airplane safely. When necessary to discharge a passenger from an aircraft on which an engine is running, it advises that the pilot should never stop the aircraft with the propeller in the path of the passenger’s route from the aircraft.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Miscellaneous/other during taxi (from runway)
- Cabin safety event during standing (engine(s) operating)
- Aircraft loading event during standing (engine(s) operating)
- AC/prop/rotor contact w person during standing (engine(s) operating) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Organizational issues › Management › Culture › Standard operating practices › Operator
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Lack of action › Pilot
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Lack of action › Ground crew
- Environmental issues › Operating environment › (general) › (general) › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine sea; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 6,000 hours in all; 4,000 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: September 28, 2002
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,031 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 3, 2000; 1,799 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O470 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: North Texas Skydiving Center, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: 7F3 Caddo Mills TX
- Destination: 7F3 Caddo Mills TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17R, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 9 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 pm from KTKI, 19 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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