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Student in left seat taxiing aircraft into parking area hit pole with left wing tip. Instructor in right seat has no brakes on this model aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 189905 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wvi |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 345 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 189905 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As my commercial student taxied in to park, we circled around to enter a parking space and I thought the left wing was getting close to the light pole, but his head blocked my already limited view out the left side. He said 'watching this tower' and I thought he saw the pole ('tower') and we were going to clear it, but he was looking at a 'tire' on the ground. As we contacted the pole, I realized he must not have seen the pole, he has a british accent. Since we were in an xx, I had no brakes anyway, but I now realize I need to be even more vigilant, even with an instrument rated and quite competent commercial student. I have only been a CFI for about 2 weeks and felt like we were making excellent progress on our second lesson, working on commercial maneuvers. I was trying to be more hands off since he was an advanced student, but perhaps I was a little too hands off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT IN L SEAT TAXIING ACFT INTO PARKING AREA HIT POLE WITH L WING TIP. INSTRUCTOR IN R SEAT HAS NO BRAKES ON THIS MODEL ACFT.
Narrative: AS MY COMMERCIAL STUDENT TAXIED IN TO PARK, WE CIRCLED AROUND TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE AND I THOUGHT THE L WING WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE LIGHT POLE, BUT HIS HEAD BLOCKED MY ALREADY LIMITED VIEW OUT THE L SIDE. HE SAID 'WATCHING THIS TWR' AND I THOUGHT HE SAW THE POLE ('TWR') AND WE WERE GOING TO CLR IT, BUT HE WAS LOOKING AT A 'TIRE' ON THE GND. AS WE CONTACTED THE POLE, I REALIZED HE MUST NOT HAVE SEEN THE POLE, HE HAS A BRITISH ACCENT. SINCE WE WERE IN AN XX, I HAD NO BRAKES ANYWAY, BUT I NOW REALIZE I NEED TO BE EVEN MORE VIGILANT, EVEN WITH AN INST RATED AND QUITE COMPETENT COMMERCIAL STUDENT. I HAVE ONLY BEEN A CFI FOR ABOUT 2 WKS AND FELT LIKE WE WERE MAKING EXCELLENT PROGRESS ON OUR SECOND LESSON, WORKING ON COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS. I WAS TRYING TO BE MORE HANDS OFF SINCE HE WAS AN ADVANCED STUDENT, BUT PERHAPS I WAS A LITTLE TOO HANDS OFF.
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.