Narrative:

The aircraft was an F-35 bonanza equipped with, among other radios, a mark 12E narco navcom. I received clearance and ground sent me to runway 29R, intersection alpha 13 which is nearly full length of runway 29R. When at A13, runway 29R and when ready, I set the 12E for tower frequency of 118.3 with the backup FLIP- flop to departure. I advised tower ready to go and was told to taxi into position and hold that there was traffic on short final for the cross runway 21. I echoed 'position and hold' and did so. A short period followed with no clearance for takeoff. I continued to look to see the status of the cross traffic when I saw a red light from the tower. I began to move to clear the runway and, at the same time, reached for the radio volume control to see what was wrong. I then heard voices and asked the tower if they read me -- no response. Then the tower said 'bonanza, if you can hear me, clear the runway immediately!' I was headed for the side of the runway but the next intersection for exit was, it appeared, to be approximately 100 yards or more. I headed for the intersection on the paved lip of the runway with dispatch thinking I was going to hear metal on metal at any second and I thought of commuter at lax and how you are trapped on position and hold. I rounded the corner at the intersection and headed for the incursion lines. As the corner was negotiated, the right wing hit a taxiway marker sign not in my field of vision and basically under the wing. This damaged the sign and the skin of the wing. As I cleared the incursion markers, I stopped and looked to the right in time to see an airliner over the MM, and the damage to the wing. The radio was never touched (no reason to) after being told position and hold and the repeated command. I fly in and out of tucson almost weekly and have since 1989. I feel there was radio failure as I was waiting for clearance to go and never heard same. I seemed to hear voices after 2 events, 1) merely touching the volume control and 2) movement. I have since also been told there is a possible radio dead spot at tucson international in the vicinity of A-13 that some pilots have been told about by the controllers as they taxied to that position.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADIO COM PROB, TWR CTLR UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH BEECH 35 BONANZA IN HOLDING POS FOR TKOF.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS AN F-35 BONANZA EQUIPPED WITH, AMONG OTHER RADIOS, A MARK 12E NARCO NAVCOM. I RECEIVED CLRNC AND GND SENT ME TO RWY 29R, INTXN ALPHA 13 WHICH IS NEARLY FULL LENGTH OF RWY 29R. WHEN AT A13, RWY 29R AND WHEN READY, I SET THE 12E FOR TWR FREQ OF 118.3 WITH THE BACKUP FLIP- FLOP TO DEP. I ADVISED TWR READY TO GO AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD THAT THERE WAS TFC ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE CROSS RWY 21. I ECHOED 'POS AND HOLD' AND DID SO. A SHORT PERIOD FOLLOWED WITH NO CLRNC FOR TKOF. I CONTINUED TO LOOK TO SEE THE STATUS OF THE CROSS TFC WHEN I SAW A RED LIGHT FROM THE TWR. I BEGAN TO MOVE TO CLR THE RWY AND, AT THE SAME TIME, REACHED FOR THE RADIO VOLUME CTL TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. I THEN HEARD VOICES AND ASKED THE TWR IF THEY READ ME -- NO RESPONSE. THEN THE TWR SAID 'BONANZA, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLR THE RWY IMMEDIATELY!' I WAS HEADED FOR THE SIDE OF THE RWY BUT THE NEXT INTXN FOR EXIT WAS, IT APPEARED, TO BE APPROX 100 YARDS OR MORE. I HEADED FOR THE INTXN ON THE PAVED LIP OF THE RWY WITH DISPATCH THINKING I WAS GOING TO HEAR METAL ON METAL AT ANY SECOND AND I THOUGHT OF COMMUTER AT LAX AND HOW YOU ARE TRAPPED ON POS AND HOLD. I ROUNDED THE CORNER AT THE INTXN AND HEADED FOR THE INCURSION LINES. AS THE CORNER WAS NEGOTIATED, THE R WING HIT A TXWY MARKER SIGN NOT IN MY FIELD OF VISION AND BASICALLY UNDER THE WING. THIS DAMAGED THE SIGN AND THE SKIN OF THE WING. AS I CLRED THE INCURSION MARKERS, I STOPPED AND LOOKED TO THE R IN TIME TO SEE AN AIRLINER OVER THE MM, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE WING. THE RADIO WAS NEVER TOUCHED (NO REASON TO) AFTER BEING TOLD POS AND HOLD AND THE REPEATED COMMAND. I FLY IN AND OUT OF TUCSON ALMOST WKLY AND HAVE SINCE 1989. I FEEL THERE WAS RADIO FAILURE AS I WAS WAITING FOR CLRNC TO GO AND NEVER HEARD SAME. I SEEMED TO HEAR VOICES AFTER 2 EVENTS, 1) MERELY TOUCHING THE VOLUME CTL AND 2) MOVEMENT. I HAVE SINCE ALSO BEEN TOLD THERE IS A POSSIBLE RADIO DEAD SPOT AT TUCSON INTL IN THE VICINITY OF A-13 THAT SOME PLTS HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT BY THE CTLRS AS THEY TAXIED TO THAT POS.

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.