SMA SEL IS BLOWN UP ON THE PROP AND WING WHILE HOLDING ON TXWY FOR TKOF BY AN LGT ACR ACFT TAXIING INTO POS FOR TKOF.

Date: 1993-12 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Retractable Gear

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|other-unspecified

Synopsis

SMA SEL IS BLOWN UP ON THE PROP AND WING WHILE HOLDING ON TXWY FOR TKOF BY AN LGT ACR ACFT TAXIING INTO POS FOR TKOF.

Narrative

IT HAPPENED AT ATL ON DEC/MON/93. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 8L. ONCE I REACHED THE 8L HOLD LINE; I WAS THEN CLRED ACROSS 8L AND TO HOLD SHORT OF 8R. AFTER I CROSSED 8L I CAME TO A FULL STOP BEHIND AN ACR Y. THE DISTANCE WAS APPROX 350 FT. AS THE ACR Y STARTED TO MOVE ACROSS RWY 8R THE L WING OF MY SMA X WAS LIFTED INTO THE AIR. THE R WINGTIP AND NOSE WAS FORCED TO THE GND. WHILE I SHUT THE ENG DOWN THE JET BLAST HAD DISSIPATED ENOUGH THAT THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CAME BACK TO REST ON THE LNDG GEAR; ALL 3 BLADES OF THE PROP WERE BENT BACK; THE R WINGTIP FAIRING WAS BROKEN AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING NEAR THE TIP WAS DAMAGED. THE ACR Y TAXIED ON UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGE THEY HAD CAUSED. THE TWR DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR SEE THE INCIDENT BUT ONLY GAVE ME A CLRNC TO TKOF. AFTER RPTING THE DAMAGE TO THE TWR; A SECURITY OFFICER WAS SENT OUT TO EXAMINE THE DAMAGE. THE SECURITY OFFICER WENT TO GET A TUG AND ESCORTED MY ACFT BACK TO FBO. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE PLT OR OPERATOR OF A LARGE TURBINE ACFT WAS INFORMED OF A LIGHT ACFT BEHIND THEM; THEY COULD EXERCISE MORE CAUTION.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.