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A student mistakes a service road for the taxiway and is paying attention to a fuel tank resulting in the aircraft hitting a road sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628713 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cgz.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 41 flight time type : 41 |
| ASRS Report | 628713 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 464 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 628719 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway ground encounters other non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While taxiing to active runway for departure, unicom advised me to taxi back to the FBO. Instead of taxiing all the way to the end of the taxiway to the run-up area, I unknowingly used a service road to return to the terminal. Prior to reaching the terminal ramp, I noticed a large fuel tank on the right side of the road. While watching the tank to avoid it, I overlooked a sign posted on the right side of the road and struck it with my wingtip. Supplemental information from acn 628719: my student was endorsed for a solo cross country.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT MISTAKES A SVC ROAD FOR THE TXWY AND IS PAYING ATTN TO A FUEL TANK RESULTING IN THE ACFT HITTING A ROAD SIGN.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO ACTIVE RWY FOR DEP, UNICOM ADVISED ME TO TAXI BACK TO THE FBO. INSTEAD OF TAXIING ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE TXWY TO THE RUN-UP AREA, I UNKNOWINGLY USED A SVC ROAD TO RETURN TO THE TERMINAL. PRIOR TO REACHING THE TERMINAL RAMP, I NOTICED A LARGE FUEL TANK ON THE R SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE WATCHING THE TANK TO AVOID IT, I OVERLOOKED A SIGN POSTED ON THE R SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK IT WITH MY WINGTIP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 628719: MY STUDENT WAS ENDORSED FOR A SOLO XCOUNTRY.
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.