# Accident 20160729011729A: Cessna 172S, Morristown, NJ, July 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2016, 16:20 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2985° N, 74.5210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2985&lon=-74.5210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5322P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5322P) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729011729A

## Narrative

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

N5322P (CESSNA 172) WAS DAMAGED BY JET BLAST FROM A FALCON 7X (OYCL-S) WHILE TAXING FROM SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT. THE CESSNA 172 WAS ON A TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO THE FBO RAMP COMPLETING A RUNUP WHEN THE FALCON BEGAN TO TAXI. THE FALCON WAS A FOREIGN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT AND THIS OFFICE IS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING PILOT INFORMATION. THIS FORM WILL BE AMENDED ONCE THAT INFORMATION IS ACQUIRED.

N5322P SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, LH WINGTIP AND FIREWALL.

## 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 GAA16CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA400), Jul 29, 2016: Cessna 172 (N5322P), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a large turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane's jet blast while taxiing.

## Other reports on N5322P (1)

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

- [Incident 20160312003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160312003309I), Mar 12, 2016: Cessna 172S (N5322P), Morristown, NJ, No damage. On 3/12/2016, at approximately 1030, N5322P, a C-172, landed on kmmu runway 23 and turned to exit runway at taxiway golf. The aircraft proceeded on taxiway…

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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