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A C152 student pilot impacted the leading edge of his right wing during taxi at vdf after which he departed for his home airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629126 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vdf.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5.5 flight time total : 42.8 flight time type : 42.8 |
| ASRS Report | 629126 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was taxiing out at vandenberg airport (vdf) using the taxiway headed to runway 36. Simultaneously, an aircraft was landing parallel to my aircraft on runway 18, making a full stop. I determined that the best course of action would be to turn my aircraft around as to avoid a head-on taxi situation with the other aircraft clearing the runway. I proceeded to taxi onto an area with private hangars and turned onto what I believed to be a taxiway (which was an access road) in order to make a u-turn and wait for the other aircraft to pass. While in the process of turning, the right wing of the aircraft collided with a sign next to the road, causing damage to the leading edge. I turned off the engine and exited the aircraft to inspect the damage which I thought to be too minor to prevent flying. I manually positioned the aircraft so that I cold clear the sign. I then completed the turn with my aircraft and proceeded with my flight. My poor decision making, and the fact that I was unfamiliar with the txwys, resulted in the incident. Had I been more aware of my surroundings, I would have known that there was adequate room at the end of the taxiway for both aircraft. Maintenance determined that the right leading edge was dented sufficiently to require inspection of the entire wing and replacement of the skin panel just inboard of the right wingtip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 STUDENT PLT IMPACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF HIS R WING DURING TAXI AT VDF AFTER WHICH HE DEPARTED FOR HIS HOME ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING OUT AT VANDENBERG ARPT (VDF) USING THE TXWY HEADED TO RWY 36. SIMULTANEOUSLY, AN ACFT WAS LNDG PARALLEL TO MY ACFT ON RWY 18, MAKING A FULL STOP. I DETERMINED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO TURN MY ACFT AROUND AS TO AVOID A HEAD-ON TAXI SIT WITH THE OTHER ACFT CLRING THE RWY. I PROCEEDED TO TAXI ONTO AN AREA WITH PVT HANGARS AND TURNED ONTO WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A TXWY (WHICH WAS AN ACCESS ROAD) IN ORDER TO MAKE A U-TURN AND WAIT FOR THE OTHER ACFT TO PASS. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING, THE R WING OF THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN NEXT TO THE ROAD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE. I TURNED OFF THE ENG AND EXITED THE ACFT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE WHICH I THOUGHT TO BE TOO MINOR TO PREVENT FLYING. I MANUALLY POSITIONED THE ACFT SO THAT I COLD CLR THE SIGN. I THEN COMPLETED THE TURN WITH MY ACFT AND PROCEEDED WITH MY FLT. MY POOR DECISION MAKING, AND THE FACT THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE TXWYS, RESULTED IN THE INCIDENT. HAD I BEEN MORE AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE ROOM AT THE END OF THE TXWY FOR BOTH ACFT. MAINT DETERMINED THAT THE R LEADING EDGE WAS DENTED SUFFICIENTLY TO REQUIRE INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE WING AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SKIN PANEL JUST INBOARD OF THE R WINGTIP.
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.