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Wing tips of two similar aircraft come together with slight damage when a tight turn is made out of parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 734851 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rhv.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Tiger (F11) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 734851 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was parked in transient parking at rhv. Ground instructed me to proceed to runway 13 via taxiway Z. Because earlier when I arrived I had been admonished by ground control for using taxiway Y; I attempted to reach taxiway Z the fastest way I could -- by swinging the aircraft 180 degrees to face taxiway Z. The tiger turns very tight and I thought I would miss the tiger next to me. When I saw I wasn't going to miss; it was too late. I braked; but hit aircraft Y's right wing with my left wing. Fortunately aircraft Y was not tied down and pivoted away from the blow. Both aircraft sustained dents on leading edges. 2 a&P's both examined the other aircraft and said it was airworthy. One a&P examined my aircraft and said it was airworthy. We flew them back to where we both are based. It was bad judgement on my part to think I could turn the tiger so tight. The rain may have contributed to poor braking; but I don't think so.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WING TIPS OF TWO SIMILAR ACFT COME TOGETHER WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE WHEN A TIGHT TURN IS MADE OUT OF PARKING.
Narrative: I WAS PARKED IN TRANSIENT PARKING AT RHV. GND INSTRUCTED ME TO PROCEED TO RWY 13 VIA TXWY Z. BECAUSE EARLIER WHEN I ARRIVED I HAD BEEN ADMONISHED BY GND CTL FOR USING TXWY Y; I ATTEMPTED TO REACH TXWY Z THE FASTEST WAY I COULD -- BY SWINGING THE ACFT 180 DEGS TO FACE TXWY Z. THE TIGER TURNS VERY TIGHT AND I THOUGHT I WOULD MISS THE TIGER NEXT TO ME. WHEN I SAW I WASN'T GOING TO MISS; IT WAS TOO LATE. I BRAKED; BUT HIT ACFT Y'S R WING WITH MY L WING. FORTUNATELY ACFT Y WAS NOT TIED DOWN AND PIVOTED AWAY FROM THE BLOW. BOTH ACFT SUSTAINED DENTS ON LEADING EDGES. 2 A&P'S BOTH EXAMINED THE OTHER ACFT AND SAID IT WAS AIRWORTHY. ONE A&P EXAMINED MY ACFT AND SAID IT WAS AIRWORTHY. WE FLEW THEM BACK TO WHERE WE BOTH ARE BASED. IT WAS BAD JUDGEMENT ON MY PART TO THINK I COULD TURN THE TIGER SO TIGHT. THE RAIN MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO POOR BRAKING; BUT I DON'T THINK SO.
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.