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Little Planes: Beware Jet Blast... Even From Small Airliners

Skyhawk Gets Blown Away By CRJ

When operating in close proximity to jet aircraft, exercise EXTREME caution... the amount of thrust put out by even the lowest power settings is more than enough to turn any GA bird right on it's butt if caught at just the right angle. Beware the "business end" of jet engines!

** Report created 12/1/2003 Record 21 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 9968F Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
 Date: 11/30/2003 Time: 1745
 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Minor
LOCATION
 City: LEXINGTON State: KY Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 22 WAS HIT BY A JET BLAST OF A CRJ THAT WAS PARKED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, LEXINGTON, KY

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: 1754Z 23016 10 CLR 11/00 3007

OTHER DATA
 Activity: Unknown Phase: Taxi Operation: General Aviation
 Departed: LEXINGTON, KY Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: UNK Flt Plan: VFR Wx Briefing: U
 Last Radio Cont: GC  Last Clearance: TAXI RUNWAY 22
 FAA FSDO: LOUISVILLE, KY (SO01) Entry date: 12/01/2003

FMI: www.faa.gov

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