Cessna 172P N9853L

Summary

On 6 October 2011 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N9853L, operated by Trend Vector Aviation INT, was involved in an accident near Agana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 October 2011 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Agana, United States

Nearest airport

Guam International Airport (PGUM)

Coordinates

13.4836, 144.7914

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N9853L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Trend Vector Aviation INT

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Agana → Agana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to avoid the jet blast while taxiing and the ground air traffic controller's failure to advise the pilot of the hazard.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he returned to the airport and, after landing, was cleared by an air traffic controller to exit the runway and to proceed to parking, which would require his airplane to cross behind a heavy jet airplane. The pilot reported that he was aware that the heavy jet airplane had been on the taxiway all morning doing periodic engine run-ups. The pilot said that he thought about refusing the clearance but did not. While taxiing across the taxiway behind the jet, a jet blast struck the airplane. The airplane initially slid sideways, then the jet blast picked up the left wing and the right wing struck the ground, which caused substantial damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.