A cessna which was parked on the ramp was damaged by blast from air carrier thrust breakaway power d...

Attributes
ACN	309643
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	309643
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 23500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	309417
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We pushed back from the gate at hartford, ct (bdl). Captain was cleared to start engines. We started and were cleared to taxi from ground control. When we reached our destination we were informed a cessna was damaged from our jet blast. The cessna pilot had left his airplane and left his door open. We were informed the door had been damaged. We were not told by the pushback crew or ground control of any aircraft behind us. We don't even know what kind of cessna it was. Supplemental information from acn 309417: I do not know if the damage occurred as a result of our idle thrust or when we applied breakaway power. Normal breakaway power was applied. The signalman gave us taxi signals. The signals were complied with and I returned to idle thrust. The cessna was behind and out of our field of vision. The pushback crew should have advised us of the hazard so that we could have pulled further away from the aircraft in question before starting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP WAS DAMAGED BY BLAST FROM ACR THRUST BREAKAWAY PWR DURING TAXI.

Narrative: WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE AT HARTFORD, CT (BDL). CAPT WAS CLRED TO START ENGS. WE STARTED AND WERE CLRED TO TAXI FROM GND CTL. WHEN WE REACHED OUR DEST WE WERE INFORMED A CESSNA WAS DAMAGED FROM OUR JET BLAST. THE CESSNA PLT HAD LEFT HIS AIRPLANE AND LEFT HIS DOOR OPEN. WE WERE INFORMED THE DOOR HAD BEEN DAMAGED. WE WERE NOT TOLD BY THE PUSHBACK CREW OR GND CTL OF ANY ACFT BEHIND US. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT KIND OF CESSNA IT WAS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 309417: I DO NOT KNOW IF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF OUR IDLE THRUST OR WHEN WE APPLIED BREAKAWAY PWR. NORMAL BREAKAWAY PWR WAS APPLIED. THE SIGNALMAN GAVE US TAXI SIGNALS. THE SIGNALS WERE COMPLIED WITH AND I RETURNED TO IDLE THRUST. THE CESSNA WAS BEHIND AND OUT OF OUR FIELD OF VISION. THE PUSHBACK CREW SHOULD HAVE ADVISED US OF THE HAZARD SO THAT WE COULD HAVE PULLED FURTHER AWAY FROM THE ACFT IN QUESTION BEFORE STARTING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A cessna which was parked on the ramp was damaged by blast from air carrier thrust breakaway power during taxi.