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Attributes | |
ACN | 304420 |
Time | |
Date | 199505 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : phx |
State Reference | AZ |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1925 flight time type : 350 |
ASRS Report | 304420 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was holding short for takeoff on runway 08L. It was a very busy morning with lots of arriving and departing airliners. Just as one airliner landed and started to turn off the runway, another one was cleared for takeoff. I was told to taxi into position for takeoff from an intersection. I could see an airliner on final, so I started taxiing onto the runway immediately when told to do so. Just after my light single engine started rolling toward the runway, the right wing popped up in the air and the right main wheel even left the ground. I got both wheels back down without damage, but my nerves were rattled. Somehow, I thought wake turbulence was a problem when you were airborne. Not so. Apparently, even if you are on the ground and your aircraft is light enough you had better still beware. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: during callback reporter was not clear as to what aircraft, landing or departing, caused the turbulence. His aircraft was light and lined up perpendicular to the runway. One wing lifted high enough to raise the right landing wheel 1 inch off the ground. He was greatly surprised at the effect of the blast and knows departing jets can do it. He has a strong interest in getting old departure procedures reinstituted. Used to be able to depart from midfield and avoid all the jet turbulence. Reporter could not state strongly whether he was involved in jet blast or wake turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT ENCOUNTERS WAKE TURB OR JET BLAST AS ACFT TAXIES ONTO RWY.
Narrative: I WAS HOLDING SHORT FOR TKOF ON RWY 08L. IT WAS A VERY BUSY MORNING WITH LOTS OF ARRIVING AND DEPARTING AIRLINERS. JUST AS ONE AIRLINER LANDED AND STARTED TO TURN OFF THE RWY, ANOTHER ONE WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. I WAS TOLD TO TAXI INTO POS FOR TKOF FROM AN INTXN. I COULD SEE AN AIRLINER ON FINAL, SO I STARTED TAXIING ONTO THE RWY IMMEDIATELY WHEN TOLD TO DO SO. JUST AFTER MY LIGHT SINGLE ENG STARTED ROLLING TOWARD THE RWY, THE R WING POPPED UP IN THE AIR AND THE R MAIN WHEEL EVEN LEFT THE GND. I GOT BOTH WHEELS BACK DOWN WITHOUT DAMAGE, BUT MY NERVES WERE RATTLED. SOMEHOW, I THOUGHT WAKE TURB WAS A PROB WHEN YOU WERE AIRBORNE. NOT SO. APPARENTLY, EVEN IF YOU ARE ON THE GND AND YOUR ACFT IS LIGHT ENOUGH YOU HAD BETTER STILL BEWARE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: DURING CALLBACK RPTR WAS NOT CLR AS TO WHAT ACFT, LNDG OR DEPARTING, CAUSED THE TURB. HIS ACFT WAS LIGHT AND LINED UP PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY. ONE WING LIFTED HIGH ENOUGH TO RAISE THE R LNDG WHEEL 1 INCH OFF THE GND. HE WAS GREATLY SURPRISED AT THE EFFECT OF THE BLAST AND KNOWS DEPARTING JETS CAN DO IT. HE HAS A STRONG INTEREST IN GETTING OLD DEP PROCS REINSTITUTED. USED TO BE ABLE TO DEPART FROM MIDFIELD AND AVOID ALL THE JET TURB. RPTR COULD NOT STATE STRONGLY WHETHER HE WAS INVOLVED IN JET BLAST OR WAKE TURB.
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.