# Incident 20251003015219I: Cessna 172M, Lexington, NC, October 3, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2025, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7972° N, 80.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7972&lon=-80.2742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251003015219I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (A CE- C172) WAS STRUCK BY JET BLAST FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (A CE-560XL) WHILE TAXIING AT EXX ON 10/03/2025.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUNS WHILE LOCATED IN A RAMP PARKING LOCATION AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING FROM THE HANGAR AREA PASSING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BEHIND THE JET'S LOCATION. THE JET BLAST CAUSED THE LEFT WING OF THE 172 TO LIFT UP WITH THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP TO THE RIGHT AND REAR OF THE JET.

2 POB WERE IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEARS WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT REPORTED GOING TO THE ER FOR BACK PAIN SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT. NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGE WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N277SL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891126065309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891126065309I), Nov 26, 1989: Cessna 172M (N277SL), Beaufort, SC. VFR pilot trapped above overcast. Declared emergency stating low on fuel. ATC vectored pilot to airport.

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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