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Yankee AA1 aircraft. Pre-student pilot practicing taxiing apparently got yoke mount GPS caught and lost control of aircraft going into a field with resultant aircraft damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371873 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : c00 |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Yankee |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 371873 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxiing plane each time I came to the end I would check out magnetos, carburetor heat, directional gyroscope, temperature, controls. The last time when moving controls in and out turning wheel must have caught on directional gyroscope yoke mount GPS. Trying to get it loose, lost control and went into OAT field. Shut engine off but still bent propeller one side when propeller stopped straight up and down. Mount on GPS moved forward allowing it to catch on knob on directional gyroscope bracket. Could cause a bad accident on the plane. Would like to show how this could save someone else's plane or life.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: YANKEE AA1 ACFT. PRE-STUDENT PLT PRACTICING TAXIING APPARENTLY GOT YOKE MOUNT GPS CAUGHT AND LOST CTL OF ACFT GOING INTO A FIELD WITH RESULTANT ACFT DAMAGE.
Narrative: TAXIING PLANE EACH TIME I CAME TO THE END I WOULD CHK OUT MAGNETOS, CARB HEAT, DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE, TEMP, CTLS. THE LAST TIME WHEN MOVING CTLS IN AND OUT TURNING WHEEL MUST HAVE CAUGHT ON DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE YOKE MOUNT GPS. TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE, LOST CTL AND WENT INTO OAT FIELD. SHUT ENG OFF BUT STILL BENT PROP ONE SIDE WHEN PROP STOPPED STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. MOUNT ON GPS MOVED FORWARD ALLOWING IT TO CATCH ON KNOB ON DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE BRACKET. COULD CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE PLANE. WOULD LIKE TO SHOW HOW THIS COULD SAVE SOMEONE ELSE'S PLANE OR LIFE.
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.