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Pilot of an small aircraft sel taxied into a soft gravel hole in the runway end intersection with another runway at an uncontrolled airport. There was minor damage to the propeller when the nosewheel sunk into the gravel and the propeller struck the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tph |
| State Reference | NV |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 79 flight time total : 1677 flight time type : 1563 |
| ASRS Report | 352152 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Using normal procedures I made an unscheduled landing on runway 29 at tph. At the intersection of runways 29 and 15 I taxied into soft gravel. This gravel was not marked and had the appearance of the surrounding asphalt. The aircraft sunk into the gravel causing a propeller strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL TAXIED INTO A SOFT GRAVEL HOLE IN THE RWY END INTXN WITH ANOTHER RWY AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL SUNK INTO THE GRAVEL AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GND.
Narrative: USING NORMAL PROCS I MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG ON RWY 29 AT TPH. AT THE INTXN OF RWYS 29 AND 15 I TAXIED INTO SOFT GRAVEL. THIS GRAVEL WAS NOT MARKED AND HAD THE APPEARANCE OF THE SURROUNDING ASPHALT. THE ACFT SUNK INTO THE GRAVEL CAUSING A PROP STRIKE.
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.