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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Austin, TX · January 11, 2017

Date: January 11, 2017 · 13:50 local
Place: Austin, TX
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N413ES
Reported as: Cessna 172R
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 299 total34 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N413ESRegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280218 · Built 1997 Airframe modelCessna 172R Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Winds that day were 24 gusting to 31. Aircraft held short of runway 17R, awaiting clearance from ATC. After the B737 was cleared to take off, ATC cleared the Cessna to take active and hold, giving caution of jet blast. Pilot acknowledged caution and still proceeded and ended up in the jet blast, lifting the aircraft and causing the aircraft to strike right wing tip. As the aircraft fell back to the ground on its landing gear, nose first, thats when the prop struck the ground. Pilot of the aircraft contacted ATC requesting assistance.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS THAT DAY WERE 24 GUSTING TO 31. AIRCRAFT HELD SHORT OF RUNWAY 17R, AWAITING CLEARANCE FROM ATC. AFTER THE B737 WAS CLEARED TO TAKE OFF, ATC CLEARED THE CESSNA TO TAKE ACTIVE AND HOLD, GIVING CAUTION OF JET BLAST. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED CAUTION AND STILL PROCEEDED AND ENDED UP IN THE JET BLAST, LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE RIGHT WING TIP. AS THE AIRCRAFT FELL BACK TO THE GROUND ON ITS LANDING GEAR, NOSE FIRST, THATS WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ATC REQUESTING ASSISTANCE.