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The right wing of a cpr DA50 flight crew struck a power control box for the reils as they were preparing to taxi onto runway 36 at esc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : esc |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 56 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 2415 |
| ASRS Report | 405512 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 405598 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
When taxiing east on taxiway perpendicular to approach end of runway 36, right wing outboard slat contacted the power control box for the REIL located on the west side of approach end of runway 36. I did not perceive the box to be a threat and did not move off taxiway centerline. Contact was 3 inches from tip of slat, making a dent about the size of a quarter 3/32 inches deep. After inspection flight was continued. I feel the power box was too close to taxiway and too tall. However, my perception of the box not being a threat was not accurate and provided a poor judgement in not maneuvering to avoid contact. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that he was flying a dassault falcon 50 and that since striking the REIL control box he has again revisited the airport. He spoke to the airport manager and examined the control box. The airport manager has lowered the box to about 2 ft above the ground from 51 inches. The box is still 29 1/2 ft from the taxiway centerline. The airport manager allegedly told the captain that the regional airport standards inspector had contacted him about an inspection of the REIL installation. The captain did not know if the inspection has taken place yet. The captain said that the contract maintenance facility that his company uses approved continued operation with the shallow dent in the leading edge device, but emphasized that the device would have to be replaced in the next major maintenance procedure. The captain has now left this company and is going to fly elsewhere.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE R WING OF A CPR DA50 FLC STRUCK A PWR CTL BOX FOR THE REILS AS THEY WERE PREPARING TO TAXI ONTO RWY 36 AT ESC.
Narrative: WHEN TAXIING E ON TXWY PERPENDICULAR TO APCH END OF RWY 36, R WING OUTBOARD SLAT CONTACTED THE PWR CTL BOX FOR THE REIL LOCATED ON THE W SIDE OF APCH END OF RWY 36. I DID NOT PERCEIVE THE BOX TO BE A THREAT AND DID NOT MOVE OFF TXWY CTRLINE. CONTACT WAS 3 INCHES FROM TIP OF SLAT, MAKING A DENT ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER 3/32 INCHES DEEP. AFTER INSPECTION FLT WAS CONTINUED. I FEEL THE PWR BOX WAS TOO CLOSE TO TXWY AND TOO TALL. HOWEVER, MY PERCEPTION OF THE BOX NOT BEING A THREAT WAS NOT ACCURATE AND PROVIDED A POOR JUDGEMENT IN NOT MANEUVERING TO AVOID CONTACT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT HE WAS FLYING A DASSAULT FALCON 50 AND THAT SINCE STRIKING THE REIL CTL BOX HE HAS AGAIN REVISITED THE ARPT. HE SPOKE TO THE ARPT MGR AND EXAMINED THE CTL BOX. THE ARPT MGR HAS LOWERED THE BOX TO ABOUT 2 FT ABOVE THE GND FROM 51 INCHES. THE BOX IS STILL 29 1/2 FT FROM THE TXWY CTRLINE. THE ARPT MGR ALLEGEDLY TOLD THE CAPT THAT THE REGIONAL ARPT STANDARDS INSPECTOR HAD CONTACTED HIM ABOUT AN INSPECTION OF THE REIL INSTALLATION. THE CAPT DID NOT KNOW IF THE INSPECTION HAS TAKEN PLACE YET. THE CAPT SAID THAT THE CONTRACT MAINT FACILITY THAT HIS COMPANY USES APPROVED CONTINUED OP WITH THE SHALLOW DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE DEVICE, BUT EMPHASIZED THAT THE DEVICE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEXT MAJOR MAINT PROC. THE CAPT HAS NOW LEFT THIS COMPANY AND IS GOING TO FLY ELSEWHERE.
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.