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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Trenton, NJ · February 10, 2024

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Date
February 10, 2024 · 14:50 local
Place
Trenton, NJ
Airport
Trenton Mercer Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
DQ8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N669FG
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
386 total210 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days
N669FGRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10616 · Built 2007Airframe 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.

A student and instructor were taxiing for an instructional flight. The student taxied too close behind an Airbus A320 as the instructor was distracted with ATC. The tail of the airplane was lifted up momentarily by the jet blast, which caused the propeller to strike the ground. The aircraft remained on the taxiway and the aircraft engine was immediately shutdown by the flight instructor. Minor damage was observed to the propeller of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE TAXIING FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT TAXIED TOO CLOSE BEHIND AN AIRBUS A320 AS THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DISTRACTED WITH ATC. THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED UP MOMENTARILY BY THE JET BLAST, WHICH CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE TAXIWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. MINOR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT.