20171220023349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150K · Tucson, AZ · December 20, 2017

Date
December 20, 2017 · 12:41 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5978G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
207 total57 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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.

On 12/20/2017 at 1207MST / 1907Z at tus airport, N5978G a CE-150-K was traveling northwest bound on taxiway alpha after landing rwy 11L. Prior there was some confusion when N5978G landed and turned off onto A7 as instructed her tail end of the aircraft was still over the hold-short line and pilot was instructed to move forward a couple of times by ATC. Pilot moved forward as instructed to clear the hold-short line. Pilot requested clearance to travel to ga hangars and was given clearance to proceed to ga hangars via alpha taxiway and right turn on delta taxiway. Aircraft N5978G traveled up northwest on alpha taxiway and while approaching A4 and noticed 2 large aircraft to the left and moved the aileron control to help deflect the blast and proceeded to turn right to get away from the aircraft jetblast but the blast was greater than anticipated and the aircraft was blown up onto its right side striking the right wing tip on the ground and striking the prop onto the ground in a matter of seconds and then the aircraft settled back down onto all main landing gear. The pilot shut the engine down and radioed to the tower about the incident and requested assistance. ATC did not respond back right away for assistance and double checked radio call to verify pilot asked for assistant then ATC proceeded to stop traffic. The pilot stated they had to get out of the aircraft and push the plane out of the away and gather pieces on the ground because large aircraft were still traveling towards them on the taxiway. Pilot is a local pilot and stated normally they are instructed to use the inner ramp when such traffic is waiting on A4 to avoid this situation. This was also verified by tus field operations when asked on scene. No such clearance was given to N5978G to use inner ramp. Crash crew arrived on scene to assist and aircraft was moved to ga ramp area. Area of incident was swept clean by sweeper and traffic resumed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/20/2017 AT 1207MST / 1907Z AT TUS AIRPORT, N5978G A CE-150-K WAS TRAVELING NORTHWEST BOUND ON TAXIWAY ALPHA AFTER LANDING RWY 11L. PRIOR THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WHEN N5978G LANDED AND TURNED OFF ONTO A7 AS INSTRUCTED HER TAIL END OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL OVER THE HOLD-SHORT LINE AND PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MOVE FORWARD A COUPLE OF TIMES BY ATC. PILOT MOVED FORWARD AS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAR THE HOLD-SHORT LINE. PILOT REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL TO GA HANGARS AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO PROCEED TO GA HANGARS VIA ALPHA TAXIWAY AND RIGHT TURN ON DELTA TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT N5978G TRAVELED UP NORTHWEST ON ALPHA TAXIWAY AND WHILE APPROACHING A4 AND NOTICED 2 LARGE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND MOVED THE AILERON CONTROL TO HELP DEFLECT THE BLAST AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT TO GET AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT JETBLAST BUT THE BLAST WAS GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN UP ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND AND STRIKING THE PROP ONTO THE GROUND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN ONTO ALL MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RADIOED TO THE TOWER ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. ATC DID NOT RESPOND BACK RIGHT AWAY FOR ASSISTANCE AND DOUBLE CHECKED RADIO CALL TO VERIFY PILOT ASKED FOR ASSISTANT THEN ATC PROCEEDED TO STOP TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED THEY HAD TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSH THE PLANE OUT OF THE AWAY AND GATHER PIECES ON THE GROUND BECAUSE LARGE AIRCRAFT WERE STILL TRAVELING TOWARDS THEM ON THE TAXIWAY. PILOT IS A LOCAL PILOT AND STATED NORMALLY THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO USE THE INNER RAMP WHEN SUCH TRAFFIC IS WAITING ON A4 TO AVOID THIS SITUATION. THIS WAS ALSO VERIFIED BY TUS FIELD OPERATIONS WHEN ASKED ON SCENE. NO SUCH CLEARANCE WAS GIVEN TO N5978G TO USE INNER RAMP. CRASH CREW ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSIST AND AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO GA RAMP AREA. AREA OF INCIDENT WAS SWEPT CLEAN BY SWEEPER AND TRAFFIC RESUMED.

Other reports on N5978G · 3

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