# Accident 20031113029279A: Cessna 208B, Phoenix, AZ, November 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2003, 06:47 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7LA
- Location: 33.4347° N, 112.0133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4347&lon=-112.0133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717BT-2005-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 360 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113029279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TRAINING OUT OF THE SOUTH CARGO AREA @ PHX, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED THE JET BLAST FROM A REGIONAL JET RUNNING UP ON THE RAMP. THE SUDDEN JET BLAST LIFTED THE 208B'S R/H WING UP AT LEAST 45 DEGREES K. THE L/H WING CONTACTED THE GROUND BENDING THE OUTBOARD END UPWARDS APPROX. 30 DEGREES K, SIX (6) FEET FROM THE WINGTIP. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS WERE BENT INWARD. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 LAX04LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA043), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 208B (N717BT), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to taxi behind another airplane conducting an engine run-up, which resulted in a jet blast encounter.

## Other reports on N717BT (1)

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

- [Accident 20050722020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050722020039A), Jul 22, 2005: Cessna 208B (N717BT), Glove, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) 07/22/2005, Baltimore air transport (b.a.t.) d/b/a corp jet departed Globe, AZ utilizing a CE-208-B, s/n 208B-0863, N717BT to conduct 135 cargo…

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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