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After clearing the runway at a joint use facililty; C150 is struck by tail hook suspended below departing ultra light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 743563 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rjdb.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 850 |
| ASRS Report | 743563 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was landing my airplane at the ridgely airport in ridgely; md. After making all of the appropriate radio calls; I landed my plane. I then called; 'clear the active midfield;' in order to safely leave the runway to allow another aircraft to depart. I had taxied halfway across the midfield when I saw a shadow. I then saw something go by the cowl area of my aircraft. At that point; I did not hear a noise and my plane's engine sounded normal. Right away; I realized that an ultralight; dragging a tail hook; had just flown right over my plane. Immediately; I used my radio to attempt to contact the pilot of the ultralight but I received no response. The ultralight was a tandem seat; open cockpit machine. It had a clear view of my aircraft and it had flown at a distance of 20 ft; directly; above my aircraft. I then parked my plane and checked the cowl area for any sign of damage. At that time; the damage was not apparent due to the position of the propeller. Later that day; when I landed at the bay bridge airport (W29); I turned my propeller to install the cowl plugs. At that time; I saw damage on the backside of my propeller. The damage on the propeller was about 16 inches from the propeller's hub. Immediately; upon the discovery of the damage; I called the company who owns the ultra light. The gentlemen that I spoke to acknowledged that the incident had occurred but he would not accept responsibility for it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER CLEARING THE RWY AT A JOINT USE FACILILTY; C150 IS STRUCK BY TAIL HOOK SUSPENDED BELOW DEPARTING ULTRA LIGHT.
Narrative: I WAS LNDG MY AIRPLANE AT THE RIDGELY ARPT IN RIDGELY; MD. AFTER MAKING ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS; I LANDED MY PLANE. I THEN CALLED; 'CLR THE ACTIVE MIDFIELD;' IN ORDER TO SAFELY LEAVE THE RWY TO ALLOW ANOTHER ACFT TO DEPART. I HAD TAXIED HALFWAY ACROSS THE MIDFIELD WHEN I SAW A SHADOW. I THEN SAW SOMETHING GO BY THE COWL AREA OF MY ACFT. AT THAT POINT; I DID NOT HEAR A NOISE AND MY PLANE'S ENG SOUNDED NORMAL. RIGHT AWAY; I REALIZED THAT AN ULTRALIGHT; DRAGGING A TAIL HOOK; HAD JUST FLOWN RIGHT OVER MY PLANE. IMMEDIATELY; I USED MY RADIO TO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE PLT OF THE ULTRALIGHT BUT I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE ULTRALIGHT WAS A TANDEM SEAT; OPEN COCKPIT MACHINE. IT HAD A CLR VIEW OF MY ACFT AND IT HAD FLOWN AT A DISTANCE OF 20 FT; DIRECTLY; ABOVE MY ACFT. I THEN PARKED MY PLANE AND CHKED THE COWL AREA FOR ANY SIGN OF DAMAGE. AT THAT TIME; THE DAMAGE WAS NOT APPARENT DUE TO THE POS OF THE PROP. LATER THAT DAY; WHEN I LANDED AT THE BAY BRIDGE ARPT (W29); I TURNED MY PROP TO INSTALL THE COWL PLUGS. AT THAT TIME; I SAW DAMAGE ON THE BACKSIDE OF MY PROP. THE DAMAGE ON THE PROP WAS ABOUT 16 INCHES FROM THE PROP'S HUB. IMMEDIATELY; UPON THE DISCOVERY OF THE DAMAGE; I CALLED THE COMPANY WHO OWNS THE ULTRA LIGHT. THE GENTLEMEN THAT I SPOKE TO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED BUT HE WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
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.