<< >> NASA ASRS Report 152279, July 1990

Propeller strike while taxiing. Wing tip caught on raspberry bush and twirled aircraft into slight ditch.

Attributes
ACN	152279
Time
Date	199007
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wa84
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	152279
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student and I were practicing emergency procedure at auburn academy airport (soft field). We landed to west. We were taxiing back for takeoff to the east to depart to west. My student was taxiing aircraft. I noticed then that right wing tip was caught by raspberry bush and aircraft went to right. I cut mixture right away to stop the engine. I applied brakes but nose gear was on the way to ditch (4' in depth) and propeller dug ground and was bent. To prevent this occurrence, I should have taxied left side of runway (when headed to east) where there were no tall bushes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROPELLER STRIKE WHILE TAXIING. WING TIP CAUGHT ON RASPBERRY BUSH AND TWIRLED ACFT INTO SLIGHT DITCH.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE PRACTICING EMER PROC AT AUBURN ACADEMY ARPT (SOFT FIELD). WE LANDED TO W. WE WERE TAXIING BACK FOR TKOF TO THE E TO DEPART TO W. MY STUDENT WAS TAXIING ACFT. I NOTICED THEN THAT RIGHT WING TIP WAS CAUGHT BY RASPBERRY BUSH AND ACFT WENT TO RIGHT. I CUT MIXTURE RIGHT AWAY TO STOP THE ENG. I APPLIED BRAKES BUT NOSE GEAR WAS ON THE WAY TO DITCH (4' IN DEPTH) AND PROP DUG GND AND WAS BENT. TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE, I SHOULD HAVE TAXIED LEFT SIDE OF RWY (WHEN HEADED TO E) WHERE THERE WERE NO TALL BUSHES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.