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Confused as to his position on the ramp at bli; the pilot of a small; low wing aircraft cleared to taxi to runway 34; taxied into a non aircraft movement area he believed provided access to taxiway a. While attempting to access taxiway a from the crash fire rescue equipment access road the right wingtip struck a sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1176422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BLI.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flight Dynamics Navigation and Safety |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 4200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Parked on non-movement area; ground control instructions were 'taxi runway 34 via foxtrot and alpha'. As foxtrot did not connect to the ground ramp area we were in; we taxiied via the fire station to enter taxiway alpha.however; the ramp and taxiway from the fire station is depicted on the airport diagram and on the safe-taxi diagram in the cockpit as available for aircraft movement.no markings on the asphalt ramp between the maintenance hangar we were parked at (adjacent to the fire station) indicate not suitable for aircraft taxi or movement.however a stop sign adjacent to taxiway alpha with a sign 'contact ground control prior 127.4' is posted at the boundary of the ground control movement area.this sign protrudes above the level of the aircraft wing; which contacted the sign during taxi.then the aircraft was shut down and towed out of the area.the problem could be avoided by the following:pilot obtain valid taxi instructions from ground control; as taxi instructions (always from this location) involve a clearance to taxi on 'foxtrot' which is not adjacent to or connected to the maintenance hangar 'next to the fire station' we are based at. Appropriate markings on the ramp area indicating 'do not enter' or 'no aircraft taxi' or similar.correction of airport diagram (FAA/naco) to no longer show a taxiway between the alpha parallel and the fire station. If the asphalt is road only and not aircraft taxi-way; it should be depicted differently in the airport diagram.signage at the intersection of alpha and the fire station access area indicating 'do not enter' and of appropriate height not to cause damage to aircraft nearby.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Confused as to his position on the ramp at BLI; the pilot of a small; low wing aircraft cleared to taxi to Runway 34; taxied into a non aircraft movement area he believed provided access to Taxiway A. While attempting to access Taxiway A from the CFR access road the right wingtip struck a sign.
Narrative: Parked on non-movement area; Ground Control instructions were 'taxi Runway 34 via Foxtrot and Alpha'. As Foxtrot did not connect to the ground ramp area we were in; we taxiied via the fire station to enter taxiway Alpha.However; the ramp and taxiway from the fire station is depicted on the airport diagram and on the safe-taxi diagram in the cockpit as available for aircraft movement.No markings on the asphalt ramp between the maintenance hangar we were parked at (adjacent to the fire station) indicate not suitable for aircraft taxi or movement.However a STOP sign adjacent to Taxiway Alpha with a sign 'CONTACT GROUND CONTROL PRIOR 127.4' is posted at the boundary of the Ground Control movement area.This sign protrudes above the level of the aircraft wing; which contacted the sign during taxi.Then the aircraft was shut down and towed out of the area.The problem could be avoided by the following:Pilot obtain valid taxi instructions from Ground Control; as taxi instructions (always from this location) involve a clearance to taxi on 'Foxtrot' which is not adjacent to or connected to the maintenance hangar 'next to the fire station' we are based at. Appropriate markings on the ramp area indicating 'do not enter' or 'no aircraft taxi' or similar.Correction of airport diagram (FAA/NACO) to no longer show a taxiway between the Alpha parallel and the fire station. If the asphalt is road only and not aircraft taxi-way; it should be depicted differently in the airport diagram.Signage at the intersection of Alpha and the fire station access area indicating 'do not enter' and of appropriate height not to cause damage to aircraft nearby.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.