B190 encounters unlevel ramp area/taxiway at kpit.

Attributes
ACN	587987
Time
Date	200307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	587987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	587988
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

On taxi out from the commuter ramp at pittsburg, PA (kpit), the area across from gate E13 and E14 are unlevel (troughs and ridges). This causes oscillation of the aircraft (extending and compression of the nose strut which may lead to aircraft damage). This may be perceived as aircraft speed. Solutions: repaving of the affected area. Proper servicing of the nose struts (maintenance item). Supplemental information from acn 587988: apparently an FAA inspector was working on E13-E14, glanced over, and instantly perceived this 'bobbing action' as excessive speed. Some of the older planes seem to do it worse than others. Today's taxi was no different than any other day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B190 ENCOUNTERS UNLEVEL RAMP AREA/TXWY AT KPIT.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT FROM THE COMMUTER RAMP AT PITTSBURG, PA (KPIT), THE AREA ACROSS FROM GATE E13 AND E14 ARE UNLEVEL (TROUGHS AND RIDGES). THIS CAUSES OSCILLATION OF THE ACFT (EXTENDING AND COMPRESSION OF THE NOSE STRUT WHICH MAY LEAD TO ACFT DAMAGE). THIS MAY BE PERCEIVED AS ACFT SPEED. SOLUTIONS: REPAVING OF THE AFFECTED AREA. PROPER SERVICING OF THE NOSE STRUTS (MAINT ITEM). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 587988: APPARENTLY AN FAA INSPECTOR WAS WORKING ON E13-E14, GLANCED OVER, AND INSTANTLY PERCEIVED THIS 'BOBBING ACTION' AS EXCESSIVE SPEED. SOME OF THE OLDER PLANES SEEM TO DO IT WORSE THAN OTHERS. TODAY'S TAXI WAS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER DAY.

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.