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Small aircraft pilot taxies into an unmarked fence post that was placed in an uncoord, illegal manner. It was dusk and the post was not seen. Post removed 3 days later.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sus |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2580 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 376599 |
| 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 | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
While taxiing into the sun at sunset, on a taxiway to a hangar, left wing hit a new erected fence post that was on the edge of the taxiway. The distance between another newly erected fence post was 38 ft. The aircraft wings are 36.5 ft. There was not a centerline on the taxiway or any markings on the newly erected fence post. Pilot did not see the fence post before it was hit by the left wing. 3 days after the incident, the posts were removed. Contributing to this incident was the failure of the agency responsible for approving the construction of this fence to require the contractor to clearly mark or barricade these obstructions to a taxiway or to notify operators that construction was to occur.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT TAXIES INTO AN UNMARKED FENCE POST THAT WAS PLACED IN AN UNCOORD, ILLEGAL MANNER. IT WAS DUSK AND THE POST WAS NOT SEEN. POST REMOVED 3 DAYS LATER.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO THE SUN AT SUNSET, ON A TXWY TO A HANGAR, L WING HIT A NEW ERECTED FENCE POST THAT WAS ON THE EDGE OF THE TXWY. THE DISTANCE BTWN ANOTHER NEWLY ERECTED FENCE POST WAS 38 FT. THE ACFT WINGS ARE 36.5 FT. THERE WAS NOT A CTRLINE ON THE TXWY OR ANY MARKINGS ON THE NEWLY ERECTED FENCE POST. PLT DID NOT SEE THE FENCE POST BEFORE IT WAS HIT BY THE L WING. 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE POSTS WERE REMOVED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FENCE TO REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO CLRLY MARK OR BARRICADE THESE OBSTRUCTIONS TO A TXWY OR TO NOTIFY OPERATORS THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS TO OCCUR.
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.