# Accident 19971029031119A: Cessna 150M, San Antonio, TX, October 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1997, 17:06 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5400° N, 98.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5400&lon=-98.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9182U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9182U-2006-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971029031119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.'

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA037), Oct 29, 1997: Cessna 150M (N9182U), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate 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)…

## Other reports on N9182U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930413011609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930413011609I), Apr 13, 1993: Cessna 150M (N9182U), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Student made a sudden nose down pitch on yoke. Aircraft bounced. Instructor made recovery and landed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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