ACFT DAMAGED BY JET BLAST ENCOUNTER.
Synopsis
ACFT DAMAGED BY JET BLAST ENCOUNTER.
Narrative
SMT WAS INSTRUCTED BY GND CTL TO TAXI BEHIND AN LGT THAT WAS MOVING ON TO THE RWY. THEN GND CTL THEN CAME ON AND SAID TO THE SMT TAXI BEHIND THE LGT; CAUTION JET BLAST. THE CTLR ALSO ADVISED 3 OR 4 OTHER ACFT BEHIND THE SMT TO ALSO CROSS THE RWY BEHIND THE LGT. AS THE SMT APCHED THE RWYS THRESHOLD; THE LGT PWRED UP AND BLEW THE SMT OVER ONTO IT'S R WING STRIKING IT AND IT'S R PROP ON THE GND. THE SMT THEN CAME BACK DOWN LNDG IT'S L MAIN GEAR HARD ONTO THE GND. A PLT IN ONE OF THE PLANE'S BEHIND THE SMT TOLD GND THAT AN AIRPLANE HAD HAD AN INCIDENT ON THE RWY WHILE XING IT. THE CTLR CAME ON AND ASKED WHICH PLANE WAS IT? THE RESPONSE WAS IT WAS THE SMT. THE CTLR CALLED THE SMT PLT ASKING HIM IF HE WAS OKAY. THE RESPONSE WAS HE WASN'T SURE. THE CTLR CALLED FOR GND SUPPORT. THE SMT TAXIED ON HIS OWN PWR TO A SECURE AREA. I THINK THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS LACK OF COM ON THE TWR AND GND CTL. THE PLT OF THE SMT MIGHT HAVE UNDERSTOOD MORE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IF THE GND CTLR COULD HAVE INFORMED HIM IF THE LGT WAS PREPARING FOR TKOF OR WAITING FOR TKOF AS WAS THOUGHT BY THE SMT PLT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.