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FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · San Antonio, TX · October 29, 1997

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Date
October 29, 1997 · 17:06 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9182U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA037
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N9182URegistration cancelled May 4, 2006 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078133 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Got clearance to taxi behind crossing 727 on a taxiway. Crossed too soon. Wake turbulence blew 150 off ground. (.4) the pilots of Cessna 150, N9182U, held short of taxiway delta to allow Boeing 727, N54333, to pass in front of them. After passing, the 727 came to a complete stop at the intersection of taxiway delta and runway 12L. The ground controller (gc) offered the Cessna pilots the choice to hold for the 727 or taxi down the taxiway. The Cessna pilots replied that they would hold. The gc then told the Cessna pilots 'okay pass behind him (the 727) taxi to wright flyers use caution you got company coming out of wright flyers.' The Cessna pilots acknowledged 'behind the 727 (uh) for wright flyers then we'll stay right for that outbound traffic.' The gc then cleared the 727 to proceed across runway 12L. As the 727 was throttled up to cross runway 12, the Cessna had moved into the path of the 727'S jet blast & was lifted off the ground. The Cessna then struck the surface with its left wing tip and propeller, and was damaged. The pilots of both aircraft had complied with their respective taxi clearances. The Cessna pilot said that he had previously taxied behind large aircraft at the same place with no problems after receiving similar taxi clearance. He also stated that he would have not proceeded behind the 727, if he was aware that the jet was powering up from a 'dead stop.'

As the FAA filed it

GOT CLEARANCE TO TAXI BEHIND CROSSING 727 ON A TAXIWAY. CROSSED TOO SOON. WAKE TURBULENCE BLEW 150 OFF GROUND. (.4) THE PILOTS OF CESSNA 150, N9182U, HELD SHORT OF TAXIWAY DELTA TO ALLOW BOEING 727, N54333, TO PASS IN FRONT OF THEM. AFTER PASSING, THE 727 CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY DELTA AND RUNWAY 12L. THE GROUND CONTROLLER (GC) OFFERED THE CESSNA PILOTS THE CHOICE TO HOLD FOR THE 727 OR TAXI DOWN THE TAXIWAY. THE CESSNA PILOTS REPLIED THAT THEY WOULD HOLD. THE GC THEN TOLD THE CESSNA PILOTS 'OKAY PASS BEHIND HIM (THE 727) TAXI TO WRIGHT FLYERS USE CAUTION YOU GOT COMPANY COMING OUT OF WRIGHT FLYERS.' THE CESSNA PILOTS ACKNOWLEDGED 'BEHIND THE 727 (UH) FOR WRIGHT FLYERS THEN WE'LL STAY RIGHT FOR THAT OUTBOUND TRAFFIC.' THE GC THEN CLEARED THE 727 TO PROCEED ACROSS RUNWAY 12L. AS THE 727 WAS THROTTLED UP TO CROSS RUNWAY 12, THE CESSNA HAD MOVED INTO THE PATH OF THE 727'S JET BLAST & WAS LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. THE CESSNA THEN STRUCK THE SURFACE WITH ITS LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER, AND WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLIED WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TAXI CLEARANCES. THE CESSNA PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY TAXIED BEHIND LARGE AIRCRAFT AT THE SAME PLACE WITH NO PROBLEMS AFTER RECEIVING SIMILAR TAXI CLEARANCE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE NOT PROCEEDED BEHIND THE 727, IF HE WAS AWARE THAT THE JET WAS POWERING UP FROM A 'DEAD STOP.'

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Antonio, TXinadequate service provided by the ground controller, by clearing the Boeing 727 to taxi after the Cessna 150 was cleared to taxi behind the 727, which led to a wake turbulence (jet exhaust) encounter and damage to the Cessna 150.Oct 29, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9182U · 1

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