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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Durango, CO · June 28, 2015

Date: June 28, 2015 · 13:32 local
Place: Durango, CO
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N170MW
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA167
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N170MWRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25411 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 29, 2015, the pilot of a Cessna 170 landed his aircraft at Durango, CO. Airport and taxied off the runway. A CRJ-700 was holding short on the taxiway in front of the Cessna 170. The pilot of the Cessna could not taxi past the crj so he radioed and asked the regional jet if they could pull forward so he could get past. The crj 700 did pull forward and the Cessna pilot told the crj crew over the radio that he could now get past. When the pilot of the Cessna started to taxi past the CRJ-700 pulled onto the runway and the CE170 was blown over by the jet blast. The Cessna received sustantial damage on both wings, nose, and propeller.

Pilot had a current flight review and medical at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 29, 2015, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 170 LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT AT DURANGO, CO. AIRPORT AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY. A CRJ-700 WAS HOLDING SHORT ON THE TAXIWAY IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA 170. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA COULD NOT TAXI PAST THE CRJ SO HE RADIOED AND ASKED THE REGIONAL JET IF THEY COULD PULL FORWARD SO HE COULD GET PAST. THE CRJ 700 DID PULL FORWARD AND THE CESSNA PILOT TOLD THE CRJ CREW OVER THE RADIO THAT HE COULD NOW GET PAST. WHEN THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA STARTED TO TAXI PAST THE CRJ-700 PULLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THE CE170 WAS BLOWN OVER BY THE JET BLAST. THE CESSNA RECEIVED SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON BOTH WINGS, NOSE, AND PROPELLER.

PILOT HAD A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW AND MEDICAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA15CA167Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDurango, COThe pilot's decision to taxi behind a turbojet airplane into jet blast, which resulted in the airplane being blown off an active taxiway and flipped upside down onto terrain.Jun 28, 2015 · Substantial damage