While taxiing yesterday a (not CAP) C182T got blown over by an American Airlines aircraft on the runway. How far should we stay back from a large transport category aircraft? Yep, a long way. See 70-1 at 9.10.4.3 for a minimum distance at taxi power. I think I'd like a lot further separation if the transport aircraft is applying takeoff thrust. :O I can think of several scenarios where this could happen to the unwary Cessna pilot/aircrew at both towered and uncontrolled airports. Details aren't available yet.
17-JAN-18
Time: 15:36:00Z
Regis#: N5330A
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: T182T
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
LOCATION
City: PHOENIX
State: ARIZONA
Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT BLOWN OVER BY AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1709 A319 ON RUNWAY, STRUCK LEFT WING ON RUNWAY, PHOENIX AZ
I wonder if the C182 pilot had the ailerons 'into the wind' of the jet taking off? And the elevators in the proper position?
I think of that while taxiing, but not sure I always think of the wind coming off a jet, that may be in a different direction that surface winds.
If you can't stop on the parallel taxiway and wind up at the hold short line, it might a good idea to turn into the wind while waiting, so you are not 90 degrees to the jet's engines.
Another good reason to not crowd the Hold Line.
Weather shows a fairly strong crosswind from ESE, and since they were using 7L, it makes perfect sense---plausible at least---that the thrust was blown to the Cessna sitting at the hold short, if it was holding on the north side of 7L.
IF that's the case, it's really not a matter of how close you're taxiing to an airliner, but where you're stopping in holding for departing traffic, as well as your angle to the runway. Sometimes perpendicular just isn't a good idea even though it seems perfectly logical based on airport layout.