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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180C · Grand Junction, CO · July 16, 1994

Date: July 16, 1994 · 09:00 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Airport: Walker Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9236T
Reported as: Cessna 180C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 49 total45 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N9236TRegistered now · Cessna 180CS/N 50736 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 180C Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on July 16, 1994 at 0900, a Cessna 185, operated by david a younger, was taxiing west on the taxiway at Walker Field, Grand Junction, CO in order to reach the end of runway 11 for takeoff. Also, taxiing on the same taxiway and in front of Mr. Younger's aircraft was a blm slurry bomber (P2). At the appropriate time the slurry bomber turned off the taxiway into the blm ramp area and stopped, awaiting its turn to reload with fire retardant. Mr. Younger taxied his aircraft behind the slurry bomber (both engines running) on the taxiway and was caught in the prop wash, which caused his aircraft to ground loop. The right main wheel was damaged. The aircraft was towed back to the parking area and proper repairs were made. This is a final report. + = includes dual instruction time with CFI.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 16, 1994 AT 0900, A CESSNA 185, OPERATED BY DAVID A YOUNGER, WAS TAXIING WEST ON THE TAXIWAY AT WALKER FIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO IN ORDER TO REACH THE END OF RUNWAY 11 FOR TAKEOFF. ALSO, TAXIING ON THE SAME TAXIWAY AND IN FRONT OF MR. YOUNGER'S AIRCRAFT WAS A BLM SLURRY BOMBER (P2). AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME THE SLURRY BOMBER TURNED OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE BLM RAMP AREA AND STOPPED, AWAITING ITS TURN TO RELOAD WITH FIRE RETARDANT. MR. YOUNGER TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE SLURRY BOMBER (BOTH ENGINES RUNNING) ON THE TAXIWAY AND WAS CAUGHT IN THE PROP WASH, WHICH CAUSED HIS AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE PARKING AREA AND PROPER REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT. + = INCLUDES DUAL INSTRUCTION TIME WITH CFI.