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Light aircraft propeller strikes and damages wing of another light aircraft while repositioning on ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 115316 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : z03 |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 115316 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was taxiing to reposition the aircraft (small aircraft X) to let another aircraft out that I was blocking. I had no passenger or cargo on board. There was an small aircraft Y parked to my right and forward that I did not see. There was no one in it. My propeller tore up about 3 feet of small aircraft Y left wingtip. There was no damage to my aircraft. The nose was pumped up high (nose strut) as we do in alaska to help keep the gravel from being sucked up into the propeller which made it hard to see. The small aircraft X has a long nose which also makes it difficult to see forward. The pilot seat could not be adjusted to its highest position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LIGHT ACFT PROPELLER STRIKES AND DAMAGES WING OF ANOTHER LIGHT ACFT WHILE REPOSITIONING ON GND.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING TO REPOSITION THE ACFT (SMA X) TO LET ANOTHER ACFT OUT THAT I WAS BLOCKING. I HAD NO PAX OR CARGO ON BOARD. THERE WAS AN SMA Y PARKED TO MY RIGHT AND FORWARD THAT I DID NOT SEE. THERE WAS NO ONE IN IT. MY PROP TORE UP ABOUT 3 FEET OF SMA Y LEFT WINGTIP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY ACFT. THE NOSE WAS PUMPED UP HIGH (NOSE STRUT) AS WE DO IN ALASKA TO HELP KEEP THE GRAVEL FROM BEING SUCKED UP INTO THE PROP WHICH MADE IT HARD TO SEE. THE SMA X HAS A LONG NOSE WHICH ALSO MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE FORWARD. THE PLT SEAT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO ITS HIGHEST POSITION.
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.