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General aviation pilot reports contacting a power pole guy wire with his right wingtip while attempting to taxi around a tractor trailer rig parked on the ramp. The pole is just off aviation way at an access road to the ramp. The coordinates are 39 24' 56' north 77 22' 49.37' west.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1287835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FDK.Airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
While taxiing to the avionics shop at frederick; I encountered a tractor trailer that was parked diagonally in front of the hangar. As I swung right to clear the tractor trailer; my right wing tip hit a power line stabilization cable on the ramp. If I was not fixated on clearing the tractor trailer and been aware of the cable the incident could have been avoided. I was told after the fact that the cable has been hit before by aircraft. My suggestion would be to relocate the power line away from the ramp where aircraft move.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: General aviation pilot reports contacting a power pole guy wire with his right wingtip while attempting to taxi around a tractor trailer rig parked on the ramp. The pole is just off Aviation Way at an access road to the ramp. The coordinates are 39 24' 56' N 77 22' 49.37' W.
Narrative: While taxiing to the avionics shop at Frederick; I encountered a tractor trailer that was parked diagonally in front of the hangar. As I swung right to clear the tractor trailer; my right wing tip hit a power line stabilization cable on the ramp. If I was not fixated on clearing the tractor trailer and been aware of the cable the incident could have been avoided. I was told after the fact that the cable has been hit before by aircraft. My suggestion would be to relocate the power line away from the ramp where aircraft move.
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.