Small aircraft taxied behind holding medium large transport jet resulting in striking propeller as a...

Attributes
ACN	94537
Time
Date	198809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	94537
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	94532
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While holding short of runway 11 on taxiway 2 at tus, we were switched to monitor tower frequency. We were told by tower a few mins after holding short to check our power at idle, which it was, and that a small plane had bent its propeller on our jet blast. We could not see the aircraft because it was directly behind us. As we were not told anymore than the aircraft had a bent propeller, I can only speculate to the cause. The small aircraft probably landed on runway 21 and turned left on taxiway a. This immediately put him very close behind us as our holding area on taxiway 2 is fairly short and our tail would be close to taxiway a. Also we were on tower frequency and therefore unaware of any problems occurring behind us. Supplemental information from acn 94532: moral: don't mess with something 30 times your weight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAXIED BEHIND HOLDING MLG JET RESULTING IN STRIKING PROPELLER AS A RESULT OF UPSET.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 11 ON TXWY 2 AT TUS, WE WERE SWITCHED TO MONITOR TWR FREQ. WE WERE TOLD BY TWR A FEW MINS AFTER HOLDING SHORT TO CHK OUR PWR AT IDLE, WHICH IT WAS, AND THAT A SMALL PLANE HAD BENT ITS PROP ON OUR JET BLAST. WE COULD NOT SEE THE ACFT BECAUSE IT WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND US. AS WE WERE NOT TOLD ANYMORE THAN THE ACFT HAD A BENT PROP, I CAN ONLY SPECULATE TO THE CAUSE. THE SMA PROBABLY LANDED ON RWY 21 AND TURNED LEFT ON TXWY A. THIS IMMEDIATELY PUT HIM VERY CLOSE BEHIND US AS OUR HOLDING AREA ON TXWY 2 IS FAIRLY SHORT AND OUR TAIL WOULD BE CLOSE TO TXWY A. ALSO WE WERE ON TWR FREQ AND THEREFORE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBS OCCURRING BEHIND US. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 94532: MORAL: DON'T MESS WITH SOMETHING 30 TIMES YOUR WT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Small aircraft taxied behind holding medium large transport jet resulting in striking propeller as a result of upset.