20161008016539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Meridian, MS · October 8, 2016

Date: October 8, 2016 · 15:35 local
Place: Meridian, MS
Airport: Key Field
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69029
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N69029Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15282446 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

N69029, owned by a local government entity was parked on the ramp adjacent to taxiway b, with no intent for flight and nobody aboard the aircraft. N22718, (part of a flight of 3 H-60'S),owned by a federal government entity received takeoff clearance and proceeded to depart from taxiway b. the rotor wash coupled with winds gusting to 20 knots flipped the Cessna over causing minor reparable damage. Restrictions by ATC were not in place to prevent taxiway b departures by rotorcraft. Since this incident, takeoff restrictions preventing rotorcraft from departing on taxiway b are now in place according to the air traffic manager.

As the FAA filed it

N69029, OWNED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY B, WITH NO INTENT FOR FLIGHT AND NOBODY ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. N22718, (PART OF A FLIGHT OF 3 H-60'S),OWNED BY A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY RECEIVED TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AND PROCEEDED TO DEPART FROM TAXIWAY B. THE ROTOR WASH COUPLED WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS FLIPPED THE CESSNA OVER CAUSING MINOR REPARABLE DAMAGE. RESTRICTIONS BY ATC WERE NOT IN PLACE TO PREVENT TAXIWAY B DEPARTURES BY ROTORCRAFT. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, TAKEOFF RESTRICTIONS PREVENTING ROTORCRAFT FROM DEPARTING ON TAXIWAY B ARE NOW IN PLACE ACCORDING TO THE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGER.