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A PA28's wingtip struck a fence post because differential braking decreased after the right brake heel detached blocking the brake pedal during a turn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 779521 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 82 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 779521 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : 01g.fss |
Narrative:
While taxiing into the tie-down area on the ramp; my PA28's right wing collided with the end post of a fence. I was using full left rudder and left differential brake to bring the right main gear into position on the parking 'T.' I realized the right wing was going to collide with the fence post but had no time to react. In addition to this; I found it hard to press the right differential brake to stop the turn. After the collision; it was found that the right pedal's heel had detached and wedged between the arch of my foot and the brake pedal's base. This contributed to the inability to stop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28'S WINGTIP STRUCK A FENCE POST BECAUSE DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING DECREASED AFTER THE R BRAKE HEEL DETACHED BLOCKING THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING A TURN.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO THE TIE-DOWN AREA ON THE RAMP; MY PA28'S R WING COLLIDED WITH THE END POST OF A FENCE. I WAS USING FULL L RUDDER AND L DIFFERENTIAL BRAKE TO BRING THE R MAIN GEAR INTO POS ON THE PARKING 'T.' I REALIZED THE R WING WAS GOING TO COLLIDE WITH THE FENCE POST BUT HAD NO TIME TO REACT. IN ADDITION TO THIS; I FOUND IT HARD TO PRESS THE R DIFFERENTIAL BRAKE TO STOP THE TURN. AFTER THE COLLISION; IT WAS FOUND THAT THE R PEDAL'S HEEL HAD DETACHED AND WEDGED BTWN THE ARCH OF MY FOOT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL'S BASE. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INABILITY TO STOP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.