# NTSB NYC07LA214: Cessna 172R, N445AF, Boston, MA, September 4, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 4, 2007, 14:05 local (18:05 UTC) - Place: Boston, MA - Coordinates: 42.362777, -71.006385 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3628&lon=-71.0064&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 66578 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07LA214 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66578/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA214 ## Probable cause The air traffic controller's improper taxi clearance. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Propeller blast or jet exhaust/suction, taxi - atc clearance - improper, atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - terrain condition - ground ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445AF), registered now, S/N 17280445, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280445 - Airframe hours: 1790 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; 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 - Co-pilot; age 63; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070904017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070904017489A), Sep 4, 2007: Cessna 172R, Boston, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 4, 2007, at approximately 1405 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna C172R, N445AF taxiing inbound on November (n) taxiway was tipped on its… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.