# Accident 20230103002259A: Cessna 172N, Opa Locka, FL, January 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 5KOS
- Location: 25.9112° N, 80.2654° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9112&lon=-80.2654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2354E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2354E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230103002259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT #1 WAS TAXING ON TAXILANE B TOWARDS SPOT 2, IT TAXIED BEHIND AIRCRAFT #2 THAT WAS PARKED, POINTING AWAY FROM SPOT 2 AT THE FAR END OF TAXILANE B AREA. THE COMBINATION OF PREVAILING WINDS AND PROPWASH LIFTED THE TAIL OF AIRCRFT #1 CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND WING TIP STRIKE WITH THE PAVEMENT.

## 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 ERA23LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA104), Jan 3, 2023: Cessna 172N (N2354E), Opa-locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s decision to taxi behind a large multi-engine airplane, which resulted in an encounter with propeller blast and a loss of airplane control on the ground.

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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