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Reporter advises upon departing paved surface to taxi at WA09 (roche harbor, wa, a private airfield) his nose gear fell into an unmarked ditch and the aircraft suffered a propeller strike. Residents advised such events are common due to poor field maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wa09.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 142 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 630283 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | groundskeeping : wa09.airport |
| Publication | A/FD NW |
Narrative:
Landed on 30 ft wide, 4000 ft paved private runway with permission. Busy traffic. Turned onto grass to taxi back and nosewheel went into hidden 3 ft X 3 ft culvert causing propeller to strike ground. I was told by residents who lived there and had hangars along the runways that this has happened many times before due to unacceptable hidden hazards and poor maintenance by the owners. Culvert should be filled! And any other maintenance done. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised the drainage ditch is approximately 40 ft north of the paved runway (he believes the runway is 07/25) and is obscured with untended grass. He further stated the incident resulted in a sudden engine stoppage and the engine was in the process of being overhauled. He also pointed out that there are some commercial operations at the end of the field.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ADVISES UPON DEPARTING PAVED SURFACE TO TAXI AT WA09 (ROCHE HARBOR, WA, A PRIVATE AIRFIELD) HIS NOSE GEAR FELL INTO AN UNMARKED DITCH AND THE ACFT SUFFERED A PROP STRIKE. RESIDENTS ADVISED SUCH EVENTS ARE COMMON DUE TO POOR FIELD MAINT.
Narrative: LANDED ON 30 FT WIDE, 4000 FT PAVED PRIVATE RWY WITH PERMISSION. BUSY TFC. TURNED ONTO GRASS TO TAXI BACK AND NOSEWHEEL WENT INTO HIDDEN 3 FT X 3 FT CULVERT CAUSING PROPELLER TO STRIKE GND. I WAS TOLD BY RESIDENTS WHO LIVED THERE AND HAD HANGARS ALONG THE RWYS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE DUE TO UNACCEPTABLE HIDDEN HAZARDS AND POOR MAINT BY THE OWNERS. CULVERT SHOULD BE FILLED! AND ANY OTHER MAINT DONE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THE DRAINAGE DITCH IS APPROX 40 FT N OF THE PAVED RWY (HE BELIEVES THE RWY IS 07/25) AND IS OBSCURED WITH UNTENDED GRASS. HE FURTHER STATED THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE AND THE ENG WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING OVERHAULED. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE SOME COMMERCIAL OPS AT THE END OF THE FIELD.
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.