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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Montgomery, AL · July 12, 2003

Date: July 12, 2003 · 15:10 local
Place: Montgomery, AL
Airport: Dannelly Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6362M
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total1 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N6362MRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2024 · Cessna 152S/N 15284694 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot landed on runway 28 and was cleared by the tower to taxi on A3 and to continue east of the main terminal building to the east terminal ramp. The pilot heard Montgomery tower inform a northwest airlines regional jet located on the east side of the main terminal to give way to the taxiing aircraft on the taxiway on frequency 119.70. Prior to passing in front of the northwest aircraft and without warning the rear lft side of the aircraft raised up and toward the front right. The right wing tip dipped down and dragged along the ground and the propeller struck the ground twice and the engine stopped. The aircraft then settled back upright on its landing gear. The tower then asked if he needed assistance and he informed them that he required a tow to the east ramp. Breakaway thrust from the nw aircraft is believed to be the cause.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AND WAS CLEARED BY THE TOWER TO TAXI ON A3 AND TO CONTINUE EAST OF THE MAIN TERMINAL BUILDING TO THE EAST TERMINAL RAMP. THE PILOT HEARD MONTGOMERY TOWER INFORM A NORTHWEST AIRLINES REGIONAL JET LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MAIN TERMINAL TO GIVE WAY TO THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY ON FREQUENCY 119.70. PRIOR TO PASSING IN FRONT OF THE NORTHWEST AIRCRAFT AND WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR LFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT RAISED UP AND TOWARD THE FRONT RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING TIP DIPPED DOWN AND DRAGGED ALONG THE GROUND AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND TWICE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED BACK UPRIGHT ON ITS LANDING GEAR. THE TOWER THEN ASKED IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE AND HE INFORMED THEM THAT HE REQUIRED A TOW TO THE EAST RAMP. BREAKAWAY THRUST FROM THE NW AIRCRAFT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE.