Incident Overview
A training airplane sustained damage when its right wing impacted the pavement twice and its propeller struck the ground after encountering jet blast from a transport category airplane. The transport category airplane, a Boeing 737, was taxiing onto a runway at the time.
Sequence of Events
The accident airplane had been instructed by ground control to taxi along a route that placed it behind the Boeing 737, which was holding short of the runway awaiting a takeoff clearance. The certified flight instructor (CFI) directed the student to taxi as far to the right side of the 75-foot-wide taxiway as possible to avoid the jet blast from the Boeing 737. As the training airplane passed behind the jet, the Boeing spooled up its engines and proceeded onto the runway for takeoff.
During this maneuver, the training airplane's left wing rose into the air while the right wing impacted the pavement. The propeller also struck the pavement. Ground scars and a paint streak were found near the right edge and outside of the taxiway boundary line.
ATC Communication
The CFI and student were communicating with the ground controller on the ground control frequency and were not aware that the Boeing 737 had been cleared for takeoff by the local controller on the tower frequency. Controllers did not issue any safety alerts or cautionary advisories as instructed by Air Traffic Control Order 7110.65N, 3-1-4.
Aftermath
The incident resulted in damage to the right wing and propeller of the training airplane. The exact nature of the damage is not specified in the source.