# Incident 20120201000769I: Piper PA-28-181, Fresno, CA, February 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3053N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3053N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 180 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120201000769I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT AIRCRAFT  (N3053N) WAS IN THE RUNUP AREA OF 29R  WHEN AMERICAN FLIGHT 832, AN MD83, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF.  THE RESULTANT JET BLAST FROM THE MD83, AS IT MADE A LEFT TURN FROM THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR TAKEOFF, LIFTED N3053N ONTO ITS TAIL.  THE PLANE CAME BACK DOWN ON ITS L WINGTIP AND ITS NOSE, WITH A RESULTANT PROP STRIKE.  THE CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT OF 3053N WAS NOT ANTICIPATINGSUCH A RESULT, AS HE DID NOT THINK THE DEPARTING MD-83 USED EXCESSIVE POWER TO ROLL AWAY FROM THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

## Other reports on N3053N (4)

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

- [Incident 20091125022779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091125022779I), Nov 25, 2009: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, No damage. After performing engine runup for a departure on rwy 29L for a part 141 training flight, CFI noted excessive smoke entering the cockpit from fwd floor board…
- [Incident 19990627022139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627022139I), Jun 27, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. (From -23) while landing at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (fat) on June 27, 1999 the pilot bounced the airplane in an attempt to land and on the last…
- [Incident 19980810027789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810027789I), Aug 10, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative available.
- [Accident 19930730029489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730029489A), Jul 30, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Alternator quit en route at night made hard landing collapsing nose gear. Was unable to use landing light.

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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