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A BE55 pilot was being parked by a ramp agent and one of his wingtip strobe lights struck the nose of a C421.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jzi |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2105 flight time type : 1505 |
| ASRS Report | 367081 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was being guided by a ramp agent to a parking place. The ramp agent directed me in a manner which caused my strobe to impact the nose of a C421. Pilots should be reminded that such guidance is not reliable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE55 PLT WAS BEING PARKED BY A RAMP AGENT AND ONE OF HIS WINGTIP STROBE LIGHTS STRUCK THE NOSE OF A C421.
Narrative: I WAS BEING GUIDED BY A RAMP AGENT TO A PARKING PLACE. THE RAMP AGENT DIRECTED ME IN A MANNER WHICH CAUSED MY STROBE TO IMPACT THE NOSE OF A C421. PLTS SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT SUCH GUIDANCE IS NOT RELIABLE.
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.