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C206 pilot performed engine run-up with the tail of aircraft pointed at parked aircraft. A pilot working on a parked aircraft got the attention of the pilot to throttle back engine and go to another location.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ssf.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hrl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : parked ground other : run up/chklist |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 536560 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
As I was working on an aircraft, next to a taxiway, a C206 put his aircraft in such a position that the propeller wash was directed at the plane I was working on. The pilot was not paying attention to what was around the airplane (he was looking at his checklist and instrument panel). So as an effort to get his attention, I moved his elevator to the level position and back down. A corrective action for this would be to post a sign that states, perform run-ups only when parallel with the runway. Merrill field, anchorage, ak, has such a sign. This would prevent pilots from damaging other planes with their propeller wash. This event happened at stinson airport, tx, ssf, at the approach end of runway 14 and the FBO parking area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C206 PLT PERFORMED ENG RUN-UP WITH THE TAIL OF ACFT POINTED AT PARKED ACFT. A PLT WORKING ON A PARKED ACFT GOT THE ATTN OF THE PLT TO THROTTLE BACK ENG AND GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
Narrative: AS I WAS WORKING ON AN ACFT, NEXT TO A TXWY, A C206 PUT HIS ACFT IN SUCH A POS THAT THE PROP WASH WAS DIRECTED AT THE PLANE I WAS WORKING ON. THE PLT WAS NOT PAYING ATTN TO WHAT WAS AROUND THE AIRPLANE (HE WAS LOOKING AT HIS CHKLIST AND INST PANEL). SO AS AN EFFORT TO GET HIS ATTN, I MOVED HIS ELEVATOR TO THE LEVEL POS AND BACK DOWN. A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS WOULD BE TO POST A SIGN THAT STATES, PERFORM RUN-UPS ONLY WHEN PARALLEL WITH THE RWY. MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, AK, HAS SUCH A SIGN. THIS WOULD PREVENT PLTS FROM DAMAGING OTHER PLANES WITH THEIR PROP WASH. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT STINSON ARPT, TX, SSF, AT THE APCH END OF RWY 14 AND THE FBO PARKING AREA.
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.