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Attributes | |
ACN | 711257 |
Time | |
Date | 200609 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 75 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Robinson R44 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground other : hover taxi |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300 |
ASRS Report | 711257 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was in a normal (approximately 3 ft AGL) hover-taxi from the parking area to the active runway. A pedestrian emerged from a blind spot at my 11 O'clock position; and to avoid them; I raised the helicopter to a 50-75 ft hover and simultaneously diverted the taxi path in a 2 O'clock direction. In diverting; I overflew some parked aircraft. One of them (a conventional gear aircraft) was apparently neither tied down nor chocked; and its parking brake was not set. It consequently wxvaned due to my downwash. No damage was done. During future visits to ZZZ (and other airports) I will look for taxi paths that are well clear of aircraft and possible blind spots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN R44 PLT HOVER-TAXIING CLBED AND DIVERTED AWAY FROM PEDESTRIAN TFC. IN THE PROCESS HE OVERFLEW AN ACFT NOT TIED DOWN.
Narrative: I WAS IN A NORMAL (APPROX 3 FT AGL) HOVER-TAXI FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE ACTIVE RWY. A PEDESTRIAN EMERGED FROM A BLIND SPOT AT MY 11 O'CLOCK POS; AND TO AVOID THEM; I RAISED THE HELI TO A 50-75 FT HOVER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY DIVERTED THE TAXI PATH IN A 2 O'CLOCK DIRECTION. IN DIVERTING; I OVERFLEW SOME PARKED ACFT. ONE OF THEM (A CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT) WAS APPARENTLY NEITHER TIED DOWN NOR CHOCKED; AND ITS PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. IT CONSEQUENTLY WXVANED DUE TO MY DOWNWASH. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. DURING FUTURE VISITS TO ZZZ (AND OTHER ARPTS) I WILL LOOK FOR TAXI PATHS THAT ARE WELL CLR OF ACFT AND POSSIBLE BLIND SPOTS.
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.