A banner tow small aircraft dropped his banner on a parked small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	257322
Time
Date	199311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : arb
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 790 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	257322
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

The occurrence took place while dropping a banner from small aircraft 1 at the arb airport. The ground crew was set up on the south side of runway 24 and east of runway 30. The crew and equipment on the ground consisted of a van, small aircraft 2, 3 people, and various tools. There was a zone established and designated as a banner drop area. Due to a poor drop and wind conditions, the small aircraft 2, which had been left close to the drop area, was struck by the released banner. The weight which holds the banner upright in flight struck the leading edge of the small aircraft 2's left wing and caused a small dent. The winds gusting to 33 KTS made it difficult to achieve an accurate drop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BANNER TOW SMA DROPPED HIS BANNER ON A PARKED SMA.

Narrative: THE OCCURRENCE TOOK PLACE WHILE DROPPING A BANNER FROM SMA 1 AT THE ARB ARPT. THE GND CREW WAS SET UP ON THE S SIDE OF RWY 24 AND E OF RWY 30. THE CREW AND EQUIP ON THE GND CONSISTED OF A VAN, SMA 2, 3 PEOPLE, AND VARIOUS TOOLS. THERE WAS A ZONE ESTABLISHED AND DESIGNATED AS A BANNER DROP AREA. DUE TO A POOR DROP AND WIND CONDITIONS, THE SMA 2, WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT CLOSE TO THE DROP AREA, WAS STRUCK BY THE RELEASED BANNER. THE WT WHICH HOLDS THE BANNER UPRIGHT IN FLT STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SMA 2'S L WING AND CAUSED A SMALL DENT. THE WINDS GUSTING TO 33 KTS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE AN ACCURATE DROP.

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.