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Bellanca 7GCBC private pilot at eul attempts a high-speed taxi on a taxiway and subsequently takes off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 698693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eul.airport |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 1209 flight time type : 76 |
| ASRS Report | 698693 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
My hangar is on west end of airport and while starting up I listened to ASOS. The report was wind at 010 degrees at 6 KTS. I taxied to runway 12 and noticed the windsock had shifted southwest and a plane was taking off on runway 30 (5500 ft runway). With no reported traffic on radio (monitoring 122.7) I decided to practice a high speed taxi on mains (7GCBC is a tail-dragger) on main taxiway. Wind was a quartering tailwind with no flaps; I tried to maintain a speed below 'to' range. Just past midway; I was starting to get light on mains and started to pull power. Just at that time; a helicopter training announced it was on final for parallel taxiway runway 30. Although we had plenty of separation; for me to slow down; it meant the helicopter would have to extend his touchdown point. With the present momentum I decided the best plan of action was to apply power and take off from taxiway. This precluded a conflict with separation. No other traffic was reporting for departure or arrival. Analysis -- I probably should not have been trying to practice a high-speed taxi on taxiway; retrospectively; I should have announced my intentions and practiced on the runway. Second; I did not maintain adequate speed control otherwise; I would not have been light on the mains. Third; I did maintain situational awareness in regards to the helicopter traffic that train at eul and use the parallel taxiway as their runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BELLANCA 7GCBC PVT PLT AT EUL ATTEMPTS A HIGH-SPD TAXI ON A TXWY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKES OFF.
Narrative: MY HANGAR IS ON W END OF ARPT AND WHILE STARTING UP I LISTENED TO ASOS. THE RPT WAS WIND AT 010 DEGS AT 6 KTS. I TAXIED TO RWY 12 AND NOTICED THE WINDSOCK HAD SHIFTED SW AND A PLANE WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 30 (5500 FT RWY). WITH NO RPTED TFC ON RADIO (MONITORING 122.7) I DECIDED TO PRACTICE A HIGH SPD TAXI ON MAINS (7GCBC IS A TAIL-DRAGGER) ON MAIN TXWY. WIND WAS A QUARTERING TAILWIND WITH NO FLAPS; I TRIED TO MAINTAIN A SPD BELOW 'TO' RANGE. JUST PAST MIDWAY; I WAS STARTING TO GET LIGHT ON MAINS AND STARTED TO PULL PWR. JUST AT THAT TIME; A HELI TRAINING ANNOUNCED IT WAS ON FINAL FOR PARALLEL TXWY RWY 30. ALTHOUGH WE HAD PLENTY OF SEPARATION; FOR ME TO SLOW DOWN; IT MEANT THE HELI WOULD HAVE TO EXTEND HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT. WITH THE PRESENT MOMENTUM I DECIDED THE BEST PLAN OF ACTION WAS TO APPLY PWR AND TAKE OFF FROM TXWY. THIS PRECLUDED A CONFLICT WITH SEPARATION. NO OTHER TFC WAS RPTING FOR DEP OR ARR. ANALYSIS -- I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PRACTICE A HIGH-SPD TAXI ON TXWY; RETROSPECTIVELY; I SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS AND PRACTICED ON THE RWY. SECOND; I DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPD CTL OTHERWISE; I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LIGHT ON THE MAINS. THIRD; I DID MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN REGARDS TO THE HELI TFC THAT TRAIN AT EUL AND USE THE PARALLEL TXWY AS THEIR RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.