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An small aircraft hit the tail of another small aircraft with his wingtip while taxiing. There was no damage or injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 229442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199212 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apa |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 229442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 229179 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxiing from the runup area to runway 17L we pulled up behind another aircraft. The other aircraft was delayed by approach control for departure. Our aircraft was advised to taxi into position and hold. While trying to make a hard right turn, my student did not stop when I advised him. Our left wingtip hit the tail of the other aircraft. It scraped the paint on our wingtip. No damage visible to the other aircraft. A contributing factor was that the co-pilot side did not have brakes. Supplemental information from acn 229179: I started to taxi south (left) of small aircraft 2 but, due to ice and snowpack, my instructor said to go between small aircraft 2 and the other waiting small aircraft 3 to the north. Both planes departed to the hold line and both departed. To prevent recurrence, the next time I will refuse to taxi when in congested traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA HIT THE TAIL OF ANOTHER SMA WITH HIS WINGTIP WHILE TAXIING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.
Narrative: TAXIING FROM THE RUNUP AREA TO RWY 17L WE PULLED UP BEHIND ANOTHER ACFT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS DELAYED BY APCH CTL FOR DEP. OUR ACFT WAS ADVISED TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A HARD R TURN, MY STUDENT DID NOT STOP WHEN I ADVISED HIM. OUR L WINGTIP HIT THE TAIL OF THE OTHER ACFT. IT SCRAPED THE PAINT ON OUR WINGTIP. NO DAMAGE VISIBLE TO THE OTHER ACFT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THAT THE CO-PLT SIDE DID NOT HAVE BRAKES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 229179: I STARTED TO TAXI S (L) OF SMA 2 BUT, DUE TO ICE AND SNOWPACK, MY INSTRUCTOR SAID TO GO BTWN SMA 2 AND THE OTHER WAITING SMA 3 TO THE N. BOTH PLANES DEPARTED TO THE HOLD LINE AND BOTH DEPARTED. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, THE NEXT TIME I WILL REFUSE TO TAXI WHEN IN CONGESTED TFC.
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.