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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Oak Harbor, WA · March 17, 2002

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Date: March 17, 2002 · 17:50 local
Place: Oak Harbor, WA
Airport: Whidbey Island Nas (Ault Field
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N25445
Reported as: Cessna 152
Fatal injuries: 0

N25445Registration cancelled Sep 22, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15280665 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) While taxiing for takeoff, the accident aircraft was overturned by propeller wash from an adjacent P-3 aircraft performing a static runup on the taxiway. Pilot/instructor was not advised by ATC that the aircraft was performing a static runup, and took reasonable precautions to avoid the propeller wash of the P-3 aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OVERTURNED BY PROPELLER WASH FROM AN ADJACENT P-3 AIRCRAFT PERFORMING A STATIC RUNUP ON THE TAXIWAY. PILOT/INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT ADVISED BY ATC THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING A STATIC RUNUP, AND TOOK REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THE PROPELLER WASH OF THE P-3 AIRCRAFT.