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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Boca Raton, FL · September 20, 2023

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Date
September 20, 2023 · 09:53 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Airport
Boca Raton
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
LY6S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N105LU
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
440 total198 in this make and model152 in the last 90 days
N105LURegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9774 · Built 2005Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

Gathered photos, video and audio from airport management at bct airport, as well as tower controller. Additional photos were submitted by chief flight instructor. Upon review of audio, and video, on the face of the evidence, (video, audio) it appears that the incident occurred in tight quarters ( taxiway, runup area & the turn for runway in use). Discussed preventive plan with flight school. Chief CFI. Inspector will present a jet blast avoidance airmanship talk to cfi's on 10-01-2023 and discuss the rca. Rca is a blend of small aircraft approaching rear quarter of heavy jet closely and turning in a position to be impacted broadside by jet blast upon jet's departure clearance. Taxiway/runup area close quarters and due caution must be maintained. Judgment for safe passage to runup area is a contributing factor. Attempted to reach operator of global jet to discuss possible preventive measure with aircraft pilots based in Boca Raton with high volume of flight training in light aircraft. The operator of the large aircraft has not returned the call. All video, audio photos and incident report have been stored on the FSDO19 "o" drive for reference. NASA form was filed by CFI operating Cessna 172. Aircraft was inspected by maintenance team and deemed an incident with no firewall damage, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

GATHERED PHOTOS, VIDEO AND AUDIO FROM AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AT BCT AIRPORT, AS WELL AS TOWER CONTROLLER. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS WERE SUBMITTED BY CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. UPON REVIEW OF AUDIO, AND VIDEO, ON THE FACE OF THE EVIDENCE, (VIDEO, AUDIO) IT APPEARS THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN TIGHT QUARTERS ( TAXIWAY, RUNUP AREA & THE TURN FOR RUNWAY IN USE). DISCUSSED PREVENTIVE PLAN WITH FLIGHT SCHOOL. CHIEF CFI. INSPECTOR WILL PRESENT A JET BLAST AVOIDANCE AIRMANSHIP TALK TO CFI'S ON 10-01-2023 AND DISCUSS THE RCA. RCA IS A BLEND OF SMALL AIRCRAFT APPROACHING REAR QUARTER OF HEAVY JET CLOSELY AND TURNING IN A POSITION TO BE IMPACTED BROADSIDE BY JET BLAST UPON JET'S DEPARTURE CLEARANCE. TAXIWAY/RUNUP AREA CLOSE QUARTERS AND DUE CAUTION MUST BE MAINTAINED. JUDGMENT FOR SAFE PASSAGE TO RUNUP AREA IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ATTEMPTED TO REACH OPERATOR OF GLOBAL JET TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE PREVENTIVE MEASURE WITH AIRCRAFT PILOTS BASED IN BOCA RATON WITH HIGH VOLUME OF FLIGHT TRAINING IN LIGHT AIRCRAFT. THE OPERATOR OF THE LARGE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT RETURNED THE CALL. ALL VIDEO, AUDIO PHOTOS AND INCIDENT REPORT HAVE BEEN STORED ON THE FSDO19 "O" DRIVE FOR REFERENCE. NASA FORM WAS FILED BY CFI OPERATING CESSNA 172. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE TEAM AND DEEMED AN INCIDENT WITH NO FIREWALL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.