- Date
- September 4, 2007, 14:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N445AFCessna 172R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20070904017489A
- Case key
- 66578
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Probable cause
The air traffic controller's improper taxi clearance.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing, the pilot of the Cessna 172R was instructed by air traffic control to expedite his crossing of a parallel runway, and to pull-up along the left side of a stopped Boeing 767-300. The Boeing subsequently continued its taxi, and made a right turn. During the turn, the Cessna was flipped onto its left wing, due to the Boeing's jet blast. The Cessna sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar.
Factual narrative
On September 4, 2007, about 1405 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N445AF, was substantially damaged while taxiing at the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts. The certificated private pilot and a pilot rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to the pilot and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane landed uneventfully on runway 33R, made a left turn onto taxiway "N," and was holding short of runway 33L. Air traffic control then instructed the pilot to expedite crossing runway 33L, and to pull-up along the left side of a stopped Boeing 767-300. The Boeing subsequently continued its taxi, and made a right turn onto taxiway "K". During the turn, the Cessna was flipped onto its left wing, due to the Boeing's jet blast.
The Cessna sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar.
The pilot further reported that the airplane's ailerons were properly positioned for the crosswind generated by the jet blast when the airplane was upset.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N445AF
- Reported as
- Cessna 172R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17280445
- Airframe hours
- 1,790
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-L2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hanscom Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 2007 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- BED · Bedford, MA
- Destination
- BOS · Boston, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan, runway 33R, 2,557 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 564 total · 64 in this make and model · 415 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 63
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 1, 2007
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,015 total · 22 in this make and model · 2,750 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 22,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Observed at
- BOS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.