This is getting quite scary... For several years ANN has predicted various hazards based either on our observations, the problems our staff has seen, or on reports from our eagle-eyed readers. And for years, these predictions, made in order to warn people of what to watch for, have come to pass. That unfortunate little phenomenon has reoccurred. We received this FAA report this morning. One of the hazards we've spent a great deal of time worrying about has been ground operations... and even before the Fly-In started, a taxi accident, involving a ground marshaller has resulted "serious injuries."

Sun 'n Fun refused to comment on the matter, and the FAA has not yet gotten back to us. We'll update you as soon as more facts are available.

**   Report created 4/2/2003   Record 4                                       **

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 2652W        Make/Model: MO20      Description: MO-20
  Date: 04/01/2003     Time: 2130
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: LAKELAND   State: FL   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING, STRUCK A GROUND MARSHALLER WHO WAS DIRECTING AIRCRAFT, GROUND MARSHALLER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, LAKELAND, FL

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: LAL 2150 05010KT 25SM SKC 21/04 A3032

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure   Phase: Taxi   Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: SARASOTA, FL   Dep Date: 04/01/2003   Dep. Time: 2045
  Destination: LAKELAND, FL   Flt Plan: NONE   Wx Briefing: Y
  Last Radio Cont: UNK   Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: TAMPA, FL  (SO35)  Entry date: 04/02/2003

FMI: www.faa.gov