 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Small aircraft pilot in taxiing traffic situation turns too soon off taxiway and hits taxiway light, breaking it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 251164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 1004 |
| ASRS Report | 251164 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taxiing to parking area, I inadvertently turned part way off of taxiway. All 3 wheels did not cross double yellow line. When I realized what I was about to do, I turned back to the taxiway and at that time the left main gear wheel struck and broke off one of the taxiway edge marker lights. I immediately notified tower and upon parking, reported to tower office and described what had happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT IN TAXIING TFC SIT TURNS TOO SOON OFF TXWY AND HITS TXWY LIGHT, BREAKING IT.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AREA, I INADVERTENTLY TURNED PART WAY OFF OF TXWY. ALL 3 WHEELS DID NOT CROSS DOUBLE YELLOW LINE. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO DO, I TURNED BACK TO THE TXWY AND AT THAT TIME THE L MAIN GEAR WHEEL STRUCK AND BROKE OFF ONE OF THE TXWY EDGE MARKER LIGHTS. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED TWR AND UPON PARKING, RPTED TO TWR OFFICE AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
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.