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The pilot of a cpr T33 has a wingtip hit the runway during a gusty, crosswind takeoff. The tip tank started to leak and the pilot returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dvt |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Shooting Star |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 370067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control other other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On takeoff, gusty winds caused a wing waggle, causing 1 tip tank to touch ground. The takeoff was made, tower notified of a fuel leak from that tank. Uneventful landing to remove tip tanks and ferry to another airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT OF A CPR T33 HAS A WINGTIP HIT THE RWY DURING A GUSTY, XWIND TKOF. THE TIP TANK STARTED TO LEAK AND THE PLT RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: ON TKOF, GUSTY WINDS CAUSED A WING WAGGLE, CAUSING 1 TIP TANK TO TOUCH GND. THE TKOF WAS MADE, TWR NOTIFIED OF A FUEL LEAK FROM THAT TANK. UNEVENTFUL LNDG TO REMOVE TIP TANKS AND FERRY TO ANOTHER ARPT.
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.