Propeller strike in taxiing incident.

Attributes
ACN	188398
Time
Date	199109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lwm
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	188398
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Intending to take advantage of what had been a beautiful day, I called for and received a clearance to taxi to the calm wind runway 5, full length with instructions to hold short of the same runway. I had hardly begun to taxi when the controller queried me about my intentions of competing at a local aerobatic contest. I answered him noticing that I was now closer to the hold short line than I had thought. When I went to apply the brakes my right foot soft soled shoe jammed between the right rudder pedal and the right heel brake. The airplane began to turn sharply right towards a gulley and some taxiway lights. In an effort to regain control of the aircraft I applied full left brake and back stick. With between 1200-1500 hours of taildragger time without incident, I would not have imagined that at a speed of 5-10 mph, confirmed by witnesses, that the aircraft would have been capable of striking the propeller but that is exactly what happened. The only other damage was a slight dent to the rudder by the tail wheel when the tail came back to the ground. This is a non rptable incident but I thought it best to inform you.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE IN TAXIING INCIDENT.

Narrative: INTENDING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT HAD BEEN A BEAUTIFUL DAY, I CALLED FOR AND RECEIVED A CLRNC TO TAXI TO THE CALM WIND RWY 5, FULL LENGTH WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD SHORT OF THE SAME RWY. I HAD HARDLY BEGUN TO TAXI WHEN THE CTLR QUERIED ME ABOUT MY INTENTIONS OF COMPETING AT A LCL AEROBATIC CONTEST. I ANSWERED HIM NOTICING THAT I WAS NOW CLOSER TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE THAN I HAD THOUGHT. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES MY R FOOT SOFT SOLED SHOE JAMMED BTWN THE R RUDDER PEDAL AND THE R HEEL BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN SHARPLY R TOWARDS A GULLEY AND SOME TAXIWAY LIGHTS. IN AN EFFORT TO REGAIN CTL OF THE ACFT I APPLIED FULL L BRAKE AND BACK STICK. WITH BTWN 1200-1500 HRS OF TAILDRAGGER TIME WITHOUT INCIDENT, I WOULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED THAT AT A SPD OF 5-10 MPH, CONFIRMED BY WITNESSES, THAT THE ACFT WOULD HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF STRIKING THE PROP BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE ONLY OTHER DAMAGE WAS A SLIGHT DENT TO THE RUDDER BY THE TAIL WHEEL WHEN THE TAIL CAME BACK TO THE GND. THIS IS A NON RPTABLE INCIDENT BUT I THOUGHT IT BEST TO INFORM YOU.

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.