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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Textron 172S · Wichita, KS · May 23, 2023

Date: May 23, 2023 · 13:45 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Colonel James Jabara
Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: SHXS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49RH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA198
Reported as: Textron 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 105 total105 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N49RHRegistered now · Textron 172SS/N 172S12932 Airframe modelTextron 172S

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What happened

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

On may 23, 2023, PIC was taxiing in the runup area for takeoff. PIC taxied behind a jet while they were running up the engines. Turbulence from the engines caused the tail of the Cessna 172 to rise, causing the props and the left wingtip to contact the ground. This caused substansial damage to the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 23, 2023, PIC WAS TAXIING IN THE RUNUP AREA FOR TAKEOFF. PIC TAXIED BEHIND A JET WHILE THEY WERE RUNNING UP THE ENGINES. TURBULENCE FROM THE ENGINES CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE CESSNA 172 TO RISE, CAUSING THE PROPS AND THE LEFT WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANSIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA198Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWichita, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane’s jet blast while taxiing.May 23, 2023 · Substantial damage