# Accident 20080730848549A: Cessna 172S, Honolulu, HI, July 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2008, 09:51 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: F7HS
- Location: 21.3186° N, 157.9225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3186&lon=-157.9225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5329L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329L-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080730848549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, A CESSNA 172, N5329L WAS STRUCK ON THE SIDE BY THE JET BLAST OF A PARKED MD-11, N584FE, THAT HAD AN ENGINE RUNNING.  THE CESSNA'S PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE TAXIWAY.  THE CESSNA CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE TAXIWAY AFTER TURNING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES.  THIS EVENT WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT NTSB ON 09/02/08.

## 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 LAX08LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA283), Jul 30, 2008: Cessna 172 (N5329L), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight's encounter with the jet wash from a parked commercial airplane while taxiing for takeoff.

## Other reports on N5329L (2)

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

- [Accident 20091017019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091017019509A), Oct 17, 2009: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Student pilot of N5329L, C-172S, runway 4L, during the take-off roll the left hand window opened. The student pilot attempted to close the window, got airborne…
- [Accident 20030529013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030529013179A), May 29, 2003: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Kapolei, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight instructor stated that after completing five (5) unassisted takeoffs and landings the student pilot was cleared for solo flight. On the first…

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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