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.
The Cessna 172 was holding short runway 5. He was then told to turn left, 180° to get back into the run up area and then the Cessna 172 was number 3 for take-off. A citation taxied in front of the Cessna 172, the jet blast from the citation blew the Cessna 172 causing the nose to dip, making the propeller strike the taxiway/ runway area.
As the FAA filed it
THE CESSNA 172 WAS HOLDING SHORT RUNWAY 5. HE WAS THEN TOLD TO TURN LEFT, 180° TO GET BACK INTO THE RUN UP AREA AND THEN THE CESSNA 172 WAS NUMBER 3 FOR TAKE-OFF. A CITATION TAXIED IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA 172, THE JET BLAST FROM THE CITATION BLEW THE CESSNA 172 CAUSING THE NOSE TO DIP, MAKING THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE TAXIWAY/ RUNWAY AREA.
Other reports on N739WY · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.