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While attempting to taxi past another aircraft in close quarters, the experienced and mature reporter struck its right wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598687 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hgr.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5.4 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 598687 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
My aircraft was parked opposite and to the right of another aircraft tied down in a grass parking area. After start-up I moved forward and pushed hard on the left rudder so as to pass by that aircraft and enter the paved taxiway. My aircraft did not respond and turn as rapidly as normally and I was unable to brake to a stop before striking the right wing of the other aircraft. Perhaps I did not react as quickly as I should have to have averted any damage. I am 73 yrs old, hold a third class medical certificate and a current BFR, have been flying for 39 yrs and have 220O hours in the same airplane that I damaged. This incident has not made me believe I am no longer a safe and competent pilot. However, it has made me decide that I will no longer fly unless there is another qualified pilot in the r-hand seat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI PAST ANOTHER ACFT IN CLOSE QUARTERS, THE EXPERIENCED AND MATURE RPTR STRUCK ITS R WINGTIP.
Narrative: MY ACFT WAS PARKED OPPOSITE AND TO THE R OF ANOTHER ACFT TIED DOWN IN A GRASS PARKING AREA. AFTER START-UP I MOVED FORWARD AND PUSHED HARD ON THE L RUDDER SO AS TO PASS BY THAT ACFT AND ENTER THE PAVED TXWY. MY ACFT DID NOT RESPOND AND TURN AS RAPIDLY AS NORMALLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE TO A STOP BEFORE STRIKING THE R WING OF THE OTHER ACFT. PERHAPS I DID NOT REACT AS QUICKLY AS I SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE AVERTED ANY DAMAGE. I AM 73 YRS OLD, HOLD A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND A CURRENT BFR, HAVE BEEN FLYING FOR 39 YRS AND HAVE 220O HRS IN THE SAME AIRPLANE THAT I DAMAGED. THIS INCIDENT HAS NOT MADE ME BELIEVE I AM NO LONGER A SAFE AND COMPETENT PLT. HOWEVER, IT HAS MADE ME DECIDE THAT I WILL NO LONGER FLY UNLESS THERE IS ANOTHER QUALIFIED PLT IN THE R-HAND SEAT.
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.