A small aircraft while taxiing to a parking area struck a tie down rope and damaged propeller blade ...

Attributes
ACN	361361
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jvl
State Reference	WI
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 : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	361361
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While parking on tie down at ramp, propeller hit the tie down rope taking piece of metal from propeller tip. Shut down engine without further problem. No injuries resulted. Loose tie down ropes on ramp create a hazard to aircraft propellers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMA WHILE TAXIING TO A PARKING AREA STRUCK A TIE DOWN ROPE AND DAMAGED PROP BLADE TIP.

Narrative: WHILE PARKING ON TIE DOWN AT RAMP, PROP HIT THE TIE DOWN ROPE TAKING PIECE OF METAL FROM PROP TIP. SHUT DOWN ENG WITHOUT FURTHER PROB. NO INJURIES RESULTED. LOOSE TIE DOWN ROPES ON RAMP CREATE A HAZARD TO ACFT PROPS.

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.

A small aircraft while taxiing to a parking area struck a tie down rope and damaged propeller blade tip.