Narrative:

After landing at och, I taxied to our company aircraft to our hangar for an ron. The taxiway route is very circuitous and in latter parts of the route extremely narrow. I kept the taxi speed very slow due to the proximity of the wing tips to a row of t-hangars on 1 side and some very old tin hangars on the other side. A very sharp 90 degree right turn has to be executed to park in front of our hangar. Thrust was increased enough to allow the aircraft to roll around the turn. Thrust was retarded to idle just prior to starting the turn. This turn brings the jet blast to bear on an old (circa 1940) tin hangar. This same maneuver had been done numerous times by myself and other crews with no ill effect. An old single plank broke in 2 and allowed a couple of sheets of tin to be blown inward doing minor sheet metal damage to an small aircraft's aileron. Luck was with us in that there was no personal injury by the blown sheets of tin. An FAA aviation safety inspector was present and after we both inspected the damage, the FAA attributed no fault to the crew. The old hangar had been neglected. The framing was rotten and broken in spots. Part of the tin sheets were loose. The hangar is owned and operated by the city of nocogooches, tx. It seems that if an airport receives federal funding, regulations could be formulated that require bldgs to be maintained to a degree that would keep both people and personal property safe.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWIN ENGINE CPR JET TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO AN OLD TIN HANGAR WHICH IN TURN SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AN SMA PARKED INSIDE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT OCH, I TAXIED TO OUR COMPANY ACFT TO OUR HANGAR FOR AN RON. THE TXWY RTE IS VERY CIRCUITOUS AND IN LATTER PARTS OF THE RTE EXTREMELY NARROW. I KEPT THE TAXI SPD VERY SLOW DUE TO THE PROX OF THE WING TIPS TO A ROW OF T-HANGARS ON 1 SIDE AND SOME VERY OLD TIN HANGARS ON THE OTHER SIDE. A VERY SHARP 90 DEG RIGHT TURN HAS TO BE EXECUTED TO PARK IN FRONT OF OUR HANGAR. THRUST WAS INCREASED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE ACFT TO ROLL AROUND THE TURN. THRUST WAS RETARDED TO IDLE JUST PRIOR TO STARTING THE TURN. THIS TURN BRINGS THE JET BLAST TO BEAR ON AN OLD (CIRCA 1940) TIN HANGAR. THIS SAME MANEUVER HAD BEEN DONE NUMEROUS TIMES BY MYSELF AND OTHER CREWS WITH NO ILL EFFECT. AN OLD SINGLE PLANK BROKE IN 2 AND ALLOWED A COUPLE OF SHEETS OF TIN TO BE BLOWN INWARD DOING MINOR SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO AN SMA'S AILERON. LUCK WAS WITH US IN THAT THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY BY THE BLOWN SHEETS OF TIN. AN FAA AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR WAS PRESENT AND AFTER WE BOTH INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, THE FAA ATTRIBUTED NO FAULT TO THE CREW. THE OLD HANGAR HAD BEEN NEGLECTED. THE FRAMING WAS ROTTEN AND BROKEN IN SPOTS. PART OF THE TIN SHEETS WERE LOOSE. THE HANGAR IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF NOCOGOOCHES, TX. IT SEEMS THAT IF AN ARPT RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING, REGS COULD BE FORMULATED THAT REQUIRE BLDGS TO BE MAINTAINED TO A DEGREE THAT WOULD KEEP BOTH PEOPLE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY SAFE.

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.