What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 20, 2024, a Cessna 172 was cleared to taxi on taxi way c to j then to hold short at runway 17. Prior to his clearence another aircraft. A saab 340. Was cleared to taxi on c and then stop at interection to j to perform a maintenace run on a small pad. The Cessna 172 was not alerted to this and while taxing past and behind the saab 340, the prop wash caused from the thrust of the engines flipped the Cessna 172 upside down and to the edge of taxiway j. substatial damage was sustained to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 20, 2024, A CESSNA 172 WAS CLEARED TO TAXI ON TAXI WAY C TO J THEN TO HOLD SHORT AT RUNWAY 17. PRIOR TO HIS CLEARENCE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. A SAAB 340. WAS CLEARED TO TAXI ON C AND THEN STOP AT INTERECTION TO J TO PERFORM A MAINTENACE RUN ON A SMALL PAD. THE CESSNA 172 WAS NOT ALERTED TO THIS AND WHILE TAXING PAST AND BEHIND THE SAAB 340, THE PROP WASH CAUSED FROM THE THRUST OF THE ENGINES FLIPPED THE CESSNA 172 UPSIDE DOWN AND TO THE EDGE OF TAXIWAY J. SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.