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Global express captain reported taking evasive action on ase taxiway a between taxiways A4 and A5 because he perceived his wingtip near the windsock located 84 ft off the taxiway centerline.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1477439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ASE.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Global Express (BD700) |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Narrative:
While taxiing on the centerline of taxiway a to runway 15 at ase; our right wing came very close to the windsock between taxiways A4 and A5. The crew noticed how close we were and I turned left before the windsock. We cleared the windsock; but not by more than a few feet. The wingspan of our aircraft is substantial. I think smaller aircraft should be ok. I did ask operations to add a note in our records about the windsock hazard for other flight crews. Windsock relocation would be ideal. Add a note in airport pilot briefing. Taxiway centerline realignment away from the windsock would help. Have tower warn aircraft with large wingspans.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Global Express Captain reported taking evasive action on ASE Taxiway A between Taxiways A4 and A5 because he perceived his wingtip near the windsock located 84 ft off the taxiway centerline.
Narrative: While taxiing on the centerline of Taxiway A to Runway 15 at ASE; our right wing came very close to the windsock between Taxiways A4 and A5. The crew noticed how close we were and I turned left before the windsock. We cleared the windsock; but not by more than a few feet. The wingspan of our aircraft is substantial. I think smaller aircraft should be OK. I did ask Operations to add a note in our records about the windsock hazard for other flight crews. Windsock relocation would be ideal. Add a note in airport pilot briefing. Taxiway centerline realignment away from the windsock would help. Have Tower warn aircraft with large wingspans.
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.