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FAA incident report · Lear 35A · Seattle, WA · July 30, 2003

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Date
July 30, 2003 · 16:30 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field-King County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N359EF
Reported as
Lear 35A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total
N359EFRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 193 · Built 1978Airframe modelGates Learjet 35AEngine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was dispatched on an air ambulance flight. Co-pilot began taxi and used excessive thrust to taxi over ground power cord that runs to the air ambulance helicopter parked next to the Learjet. Jet blast caused two Cessna 172 aircraft to be blown into each other causing substantial damage to both Cessna 172S. The Cessna 172 aircraft were parked with their tails towards the Learjet, which is contrary to FBO policy and the FBO agreement with the air ambulance operator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED ON AN AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT. CO-PILOT BEGAN TAXI AND USED EXCESSIVE THRUST TO TAXI OVER GROUND POWER CORD THAT RUNS TO THE AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER PARKED NEXT TO THE LEARJET. JET BLAST CAUSED TWO CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT TO BE BLOWN INTO EACH OTHER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH CESSNA 172S. THE CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT WERE PARKED WITH THEIR TAILS TOWARDS THE LEARJET, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO FBO POLICY AND THE FBO AGREEMENT WITH THE AIR AMBULANCE OPERATOR.