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A PA34 pilot taxies into a fire plug and its protective island causing damage to the left engine and propeller and the nose gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hwd |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dvt |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II |
| 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 : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1690 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 366245 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| 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:
Landed at hwd for purpose of installing ferry tanks. Previously instructed to park at jet center. After turning off runway, advised ground I would need directions to FBO. Ground never mentioned that FBO was the easily visible gas pump island. Instead, taxied me completely around the island and then told me to park by an airplane behind me. I advised I would have to make a 180 degree turn. Because of parked aircraft, this necessitated a turn to the right over an area that appeared to be paved tarmac. However, off my right wing and not visible from the cockpit was a 2 ft fire plug protected by 2 ft concrete posts. I turned directly into this obstacle, damaging the nose gear and left propeller and engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA34 PLT TAXIES INTO A FIRE PLUG AND ITS PROTECTIVE ISLAND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L ENG AND PROP AND THE NOSE GEAR.
Narrative: LANDED AT HWD FOR PURPOSE OF INSTALLING FERRY TANKS. PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED TO PARK AT JET CTR. AFTER TURNING OFF RWY, ADVISED GND I WOULD NEED DIRECTIONS TO FBO. GND NEVER MENTIONED THAT FBO WAS THE EASILY VISIBLE GAS PUMP ISLAND. INSTEAD, TAXIED ME COMPLETELY AROUND THE ISLAND AND THEN TOLD ME TO PARK BY AN AIRPLANE BEHIND ME. I ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN. BECAUSE OF PARKED ACFT, THIS NECESSITATED A TURN TO THE R OVER AN AREA THAT APPEARED TO BE PAVED TARMAC. HOWEVER, OFF MY R WING AND NOT VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT WAS A 2 FT FIRE PLUG PROTECTED BY 2 FT CONCRETE POSTS. I TURNED DIRECTLY INTO THIS OBSTACLE, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AND L PROP AND ENG.
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.