20030515009789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Miami, FL · May 15, 2003

Date
May 15, 2003 · 13:56 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9003E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) N9003E was at the hold area at the approach end of runway 9L in the #1 position preparing for takeoff when the opa-Locka tower ground controller requested that the airplane give way to an antonov AN-26 airplane registered as ur-gls. N9003E complied with the ground controller request and taxied back to its original run-up position. Ur-gls taxied near N9003E and caused this airplane to tip over on its right wing, causing damage to the right wingtip and to the propeller. The damage was not substantial. This incident appears to be caused by the effect of the thrust generated by the propellers of the AN-26 on N9003E.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N9003E WAS AT THE HOLD AREA AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9L IN THE #1 POSITION PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE OPA-LOCKA TOWER GROUND CONTROLLER REQUESTED THAT THE AIRPLANE GIVE WAY TO AN ANTONOV AN-26 AIRPLANE REGISTERED AS UR-GLS. N9003E COMPLIED WITH THE GROUND CONTROLLER REQUEST AND TAXIED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL RUN-UP POSITION. UR-GLS TAXIED NEAR N9003E AND CAUSED THIS AIRPLANE TO TIP OVER ON ITS RIGHT WING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND TO THE PROPELLER. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. THIS INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE EFFECT OF THE THRUST GENERATED BY THE PROPELLERS OF THE AN-26 ON N9003E.

Other reports on N9003E · 2

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