Cessna C172R N9968F
30 November 2003 · Lexington, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 November 2003 at about 17:41 local time, a Cessna C172R registered N9968F was involved in an accident near Lexington, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lexington Bluegrass Airport (KLEX)
- Coordinates
- 38.0336, -84.6003
- Aircraft
- Cessna C172R
- Registration
- N9968F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lexington → Lexington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD04LA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The ground controller's failure to advise the relieving controller information regarding an engine run-up, which subsequently resulted in the flight instructor's inadvertent encounter with jet blast during ground taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The ground controller cleared regional jet mechanics to perform a static engine run at the gate, and advised that she would "take the Cessna up to a different intersection." She also cautioned another crew about the run-up; however, she did not mention the runup in her position relief briefing. The pilot of the accident airplane subsequently requested clearance to taxi, and the new ground controller granted the clearance without providing information about the regional jet's engine run-up. When the accident airplane passed about 300 feet behind the regional jet, it was blown sideways, struck its left wing on the ground, tipped onto its nose, and pivoted 180 degrees. The airplane continued to be buffeted until the mechanics were advised to cease the engine run-up. Federal Aviation Administration Order 7110.65P included a standard operating procedure about transferring position responsibility, which stated, "the specialist being relieved shall be responsible for ensuring that any pertinent status information of which he/she is aware is relayed to the relieving specialist..."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna C172R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2007 | Cessna C172R | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | New Horizon Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1989 | Cessna C172R | Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft J35 | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | Mock Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Starnes QUICKIE Q-200 | Henderson, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Bell BHT-47-G3B2A | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2003 | Barness PULSAR I | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2003 | Fairchild DORNIER 328-300 | Hebron, Kentucky, United States | Atlantic Coast Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2003 | Beltram GLASAIR-TD | London, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |