Event WPR21LA322

2021-08-03 Tucson, Arizona, United States Airport · TUS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N53350

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172F

Year of manufacture

1965 · 56 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19650429

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6BEB2

Registrant of record

CONNER MICHAEL J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N53350 Cessna 172F None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a large turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane's jet blast while taxiing.

Factual narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during taxi on a taxiway, a nearby commercial turbine-powered airplane powered up to move onto the runway. As the commercial airplane turned, it kept a very high level of thrust. The jet blast subsequently lifted the instructor’s airplane onto its propeller and right wing. The right wing was substantially damaged. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

— Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring other aircraft-Instructor/check pilot
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_WPR21LA322.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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