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Flight crew failed to notice cones placed on ramp by air carrier. Left propeller struck cones damaging propeller and fuselage. Flight canceled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gtf |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 342784 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 342674 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During taxi-in from previous flight, ramp area was clear. During preflight for next flight ramp area was clear. During passenger boarding air carrier ramp personnel placed 2 'orange traffic' cones on main ramp in preparation for inbound B727. First officer cleared r- hand side of aircraft for taxi. First officer did not see cones at 1 O'clock position, captain received 'wave off' from company ramper and began taxi to runway 21. Ramper saw cone, but thought it would clear the l-hand engine. It did not. #1 propeller struck cone, bending 1 blade. Pieces of cone struck and damaged the l-hand side of fuselage and bounced into #2 propeller. All 8 blades, both propellers, stuck the cone. Returned to gate, and flight was canceled. Suggested solution: air carrier ramp could wait until their aircraft is parked before setting up the cones. Company could move parking operations further away and paint lead-out lines to assist in crew taxi. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC FAILED TO NOTICE CONES PLACED ON RAMP BY ACR. L PROP STRUCK CONES DAMAGING PROP AND FUSELAGE. FLT CANCELED.
Narrative: DURING TAXI-IN FROM PREVIOUS FLT, RAMP AREA WAS CLR. DURING PREFLT FOR NEXT FLT RAMP AREA WAS CLR. DURING PAX BOARDING ACR RAMP PERSONNEL PLACED 2 'ORANGE TFC' CONES ON MAIN RAMP IN PREPARATION FOR INBOUND B727. FO CLRED R- HAND SIDE OF ACFT FOR TAXI. FO DID NOT SEE CONES AT 1 O'CLOCK POS, CAPT RECEIVED 'WAVE OFF' FROM COMPANY RAMPER AND BEGAN TAXI TO RWY 21. RAMPER SAW CONE, BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD CLR THE L-HAND ENG. IT DID NOT. #1 PROP STRUCK CONE, BENDING 1 BLADE. PIECES OF CONE STRUCK AND DAMAGED THE L-HAND SIDE OF FUSELAGE AND BOUNCED INTO #2 PROP. ALL 8 BLADES, BOTH PROPS, STUCK THE CONE. RETURNED TO GATE, AND FLT WAS CANCELED. SUGGESTED SOLUTION: ACR RAMP COULD WAIT UNTIL THEIR ACFT IS PARKED BEFORE SETTING UP THE CONES. COMPANY COULD MOVE PARKING OPS FURTHER AWAY AND PAINT LEAD-OUT LINES TO ASSIST IN CREW TAXI. NO INJURIES.
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.