MINR · Cessna 152 · 2002-03-18 · NAS Whidbey, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA02LA055
Event ID
20020328X00420
Type
Accident
Date
2002-03-18
Location
NAS Whidbey, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.803611, -122.654998
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
152
Registration
N25455
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to taxi behind a standing large military turbo-prop aircraft, which he knew may be performing periodic engine test runs, without first initiating communications to insure that the engine power on the standing aircraft would remain at idle as his aircraft taxied passed, thus leading to an inadvertent encounter with high-power propwash.