C152 damaged by jet blast while taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	319029
Time
Date	199510
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 52 flight time type : 52
ASRS Report	319029
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Returning from my last solo cross country flight as a student pilot, I landed on runway 4L at hnl. Tower directed me to turn right on taxiway D, cross runway 4R, and contact ground when clear. As I turned onto taxiway D I noticed a silver B747 taxiing sbound on taxiway C. (Taxiway C runs parallel to runway 4R.) when clear of runway 4R I contacted ground, and as expected, was told to hold in position while the B747 taxied in front of me. After passing in front of me, the B747 stopped on taxiway C about halfway between txwys D and F, and told ground they needed to hold for checklists. After a few mins the B747 said that they needed to return to their ramp for maintenance. Ground told them to turn right on taxiway F and switch to tower for a taxi back on runway 4R. Then ground cleared me to taxi to the t-hangars (which were south of taxiway F). I taxied onto taxiway C and began slowing down because the B747 was still on taxiway F with part of its tail sticking into taxiway C. About halfway between txwys D and F I was coming to a stop when ground told me to taxi behind the B747 and use caution. I should have told ground that I would hold until the B747 taxied onto the runway, but due mostly to my lack of experience, I assumed that ground was talking to tower and that they were holding the B747 in position until I passed behind. Just as I got almost even with the B747's right wingtip, (I was about 50 ft aft of the tail) I heard the jet's engines increase power. My cessna was immediately pushed to the left and forward, and pitched nose down. I brought the aircraft to a stop, but not until after the left wingtip and the propeller tips contacted the ground. Outcome: propeller and left wingtip fairing were replaced, and aircraft returned to service the next day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 DAMAGED BY JET BLAST WHILE TAXIING.

Narrative: RETURNING FROM MY LAST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT AS A STUDENT PLT, I LANDED ON RWY 4L AT HNL. TWR DIRECTED ME TO TURN R ON TXWY D, CROSS RWY 4R, AND CONTACT GND WHEN CLR. AS I TURNED ONTO TXWY D I NOTICED A SILVER B747 TAXIING SBOUND ON TXWY C. (TXWY C RUNS PARALLEL TO RWY 4R.) WHEN CLR OF RWY 4R I CONTACTED GND, AND AS EXPECTED, WAS TOLD TO HOLD IN POS WHILE THE B747 TAXIED IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER PASSING IN FRONT OF ME, THE B747 STOPPED ON TXWY C ABOUT HALFWAY BTWN TXWYS D AND F, AND TOLD GND THEY NEEDED TO HOLD FOR CHKLISTS. AFTER A FEW MINS THE B747 SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO RETURN TO THEIR RAMP FOR MAINT. GND TOLD THEM TO TURN R ON TXWY F AND SWITCH TO TWR FOR A TAXI BACK ON RWY 4R. THEN GND CLRED ME TO TAXI TO THE T-HANGARS (WHICH WERE S OF TXWY F). I TAXIED ONTO TXWY C AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THE B747 WAS STILL ON TXWY F WITH PART OF ITS TAIL STICKING INTO TXWY C. ABOUT HALFWAY BTWN TXWYS D AND F I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN GND TOLD ME TO TAXI BEHIND THE B747 AND USE CAUTION. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD GND THAT I WOULD HOLD UNTIL THE B747 TAXIED ONTO THE RWY, BUT DUE MOSTLY TO MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE, I ASSUMED THAT GND WAS TALKING TO TWR AND THAT THEY WERE HOLDING THE B747 IN POS UNTIL I PASSED BEHIND. JUST AS I GOT ALMOST EVEN WITH THE B747'S R WINGTIP, (I WAS ABOUT 50 FT AFT OF THE TAIL) I HEARD THE JET'S ENGS INCREASE PWR. MY CESSNA WAS IMMEDIATELY PUSHED TO THE L AND FORWARD, AND PITCHED NOSE DOWN. I BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER THE L WINGTIP AND THE PROP TIPS CONTACTED THE GND. OUTCOME: PROP AND L WINGTIP FAIRING WERE REPLACED, AND ACFT RETURNED TO SVC THE NEXT DAY.

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.