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While attempting to make a turn from the outer taxiway to the inner one via a backwards facing turn, the captain ran over 2 taxiway lights puncturing the forward tire of the right main wheel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446588 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lfpg.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lfpg.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 805 |
| ASRS Report | 446588 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After landing lfpg, (charles de gaulle) and taxiing to gate via outer taxiway to terminal on opposite normal flow, attempted right turn from taxiway A2 to taxiway A16 entry (more than 90 degrees). Misjudged the degree of turn and then further into the turn I got, the sharper the turn angle. The result was I ran over 1 (maybe 2) taxiway lights with right gear, puncturing right forward main tire. Cause: visually misperceived turn angle. Prevention: make no turns greater than 90 degrees with such a large aircraft!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN FROM THE OUTER TXWY TO THE INNER ONE VIA A BACKWARDS FACING TURN, THE CAPT RAN OVER 2 TXWY LIGHTS PUNCTURING THE FORWARD TIRE OF THE R MAIN WHEEL.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG LFPG, (CHARLES DE GAULLE) AND TAXIING TO GATE VIA OUTER TXWY TO TERMINAL ON OPPOSITE NORMAL FLOW, ATTEMPTED R TURN FROM TXWY A2 TO TXWY A16 ENTRY (MORE THAN 90 DEGS). MISJUDGED THE DEG OF TURN AND THEN FURTHER INTO THE TURN I GOT, THE SHARPER THE TURN ANGLE. THE RESULT WAS I RAN OVER 1 (MAYBE 2) TXWY LIGHTS WITH R GEAR, PUNCTURING R FORWARD MAIN TIRE. CAUSE: VISUALLY MISPERCEIVED TURN ANGLE. PREVENTION: MAKE NO TURNS GREATER THAN 90 DEGS WITH SUCH A LARGE ACFT!
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.