FAA examiner taxies over tie-down rope which is caught up and causes damage to nose of aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	269791
Time
Date	199404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mob
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	269791
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After successfully completing an FAA chkride, the FAA examiner and I were taxiing into the ramp. Approaching the tie-down area. I advised the examiner, who was taxiing the aircraft to avoid taxiing over the tie-down ropes, but he proceeded to do so anyways. The right engine subsequently caught the rope, broke it away from the tarmac, and hit the nose of the aircraft, causing mild sheet metal damage to the nose. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the airport was mobile regional and he was flying a duchess BE76 aircraft. The examiner did write up an incident report and listed reporter as sic. Examiner has made no effort to repair aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA EXAMINER TAXIES OVER TIE-DOWN ROPE WHICH IS CAUGHT UP AND CAUSES DAMAGE TO NOSE OF ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING AN FAA CHKRIDE, THE FAA EXAMINER AND I WERE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP. APCHING THE TIE-DOWN AREA. I ADVISED THE EXAMINER, WHO WAS TAXIING THE ACFT TO AVOID TAXIING OVER THE TIE-DOWN ROPES, BUT HE PROCEEDED TO DO SO ANYWAYS. THE R ENG SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT THE ROPE, BROKE IT AWAY FROM THE TARMAC, AND HIT THE NOSE OF THE ACFT, CAUSING MILD SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE ARPT WAS MOBILE REGIONAL AND HE WAS FLYING A DUCHESS BE76 ACFT. THE EXAMINER DID WRITE UP AN INCIDENT RPT AND LISTED RPTR AS SIC. EXAMINER HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO REPAIR ACFT.

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.