<< >> NASA ASRS Report 215189, July 1992

Small aircraft taxiing collides with parked aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	215189
Time
Date	199207
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gwn
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 256 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	215189
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 256 flight time type : 140
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft is an small aircraft. I was moving my aircraft between the airport terminal and a line of parked aircraft. I needed to go in the opposite direction. I started to make a 180 degree turn. After completing approximately 45 degree of the turn I lost control of the aircraft and hit one of the parked aircraft. Contributing factor I was moving slowly and the nose wheel was not turning to give me the proper direction. I added power to aid the turn there was a rudder acceleration and I could not make corrections before hitting the other aircraft. Plane is equipped with hand brakes. When braking left both wheels are engaged and aircraft does not change directions. I feel accident would not have happened if plane had been equipped with toe brakes rather than hand brakes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAXIING COLLIDES WITH PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT IS AN SMA. I WAS MOVING MY ACFT BTWN THE ARPT TERMINAL AND A LINE OF PARKED ACFT. I NEEDED TO GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I STARTED TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN. AFTER COMPLETING APPROX 45 DEG OF THE TURN I LOST CTL OF THE ACFT AND HIT ONE OF THE PARKED ACFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR I WAS MOVING SLOWLY AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT TURNING TO GIVE ME THE PROPER DIRECTION. I ADDED PWR TO AID THE TURN THERE WAS A RUDDER ACCELERATION AND I COULD NOT MAKE CORRECTIONS BEFORE HITTING THE OTHER ACFT. PLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH HAND BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING L BOTH WHEELS ARE ENGAGED AND ACFT DOES NOT CHANGE DIRECTIONS. I FEEL ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF PLANE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH TOE BRAKES RATHER THAN HAND BRAKES.

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.