1993-02 · NASA ASRS report 234468
CPR MDT JET BLASTS A PARKED SMA CAUSING IT TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS ON THE RAMP.
A CPR MDT JET; WITH AN ANGRY; DELAYED PLT -- IN BAD WX (BLOWING SNOW; RECENT HVY SNOWFALL; SNOW/ICE ON RAMP) GOOSED THE ACFT TO TAXI (1/4 TO FULL PWR); BLOWING MY PARKED; UNATTENDED SMA SIDEWAYS FROM JET BLAST AND DAMAGING THE LNDG GEAR; ETC. JET PLTS MUST BE AWARE OF WHAT IS BEHIND THEM WHEN PWRING UP; THIS ONE WASN'T. A JERK JET JOCK DAMAGED MY ACFT DUE TO HIS NEGLIGENT INATTN. FANCY JETS DON'T OWN THE RAMP OR THE SKY. JET JOCKS MUST LEARN THIS AND BEWARE OF DANGER THEIR JET BLAST POSES TO OTHER ACFT NEAR THEIR JETS. CARELESS AND RECKLESS USE OF GREAT AMOUNT OF JET PWR CAN/DOES DAMAGE OTHER ACFT AND CAN CAUSE INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR; A LAWYER; DID NOT SEE INCIDENT HAPPEN BUT INTERVIEWED 2 WITNESS AFTER THE FACT. THE LNDG GEAR DOOR SEEMED CANTED TO HIM AND HE THEREFORE THOUGHT THERE WAS LNDG GEAR DAMAGE. 2 INSPECTIONS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THESE INSPECTIONS COST CONSIDERABLE MONEY AND THE OWNER OF THE FBO PICKED UP THE TAB. THE FBO WANTED NO TROUBLE WITH THE LTT PLT BECAUSE HE WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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