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A small aircraft pilot reports striking an unmarked pole with a wing tip. The pole is located about two feet from the edge of a ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : imm.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 70 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 822493 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : ramp ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was parking the plane when I noticed the poles are only about 2 ft away from the ramp . I took my time and used differential braking to turn; but I still struck the wing tip. The school sent out a mechanic to imm where I was stuck and deemed the plane airworthy. The pane was flown back and is being used on the rental line until the mechanic gets back next week and can re-skin that piece of the wing. Something should be done about those poles being so close to the ramp where the planes park. The crew there said it happens about every week. Some signs should be hung or maybe the poles even moved back. The airport is imm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A small aircraft pilot reports striking an unmarked pole with a wing tip. The pole is located about two feet from the edge of a ramp.
Narrative: I was parking the plane when I noticed the poles are only about 2 ft away from the ramp . I took my time and used differential braking to turn; but I still struck the wing tip. The school sent out a Mechanic to IMM where I was stuck and deemed the plane airworthy. The pane was flown back and is being used on the rental line until the mechanic gets back next week and can re-skin that piece of the wing. Something should be done about those poles being so close to the ramp where the planes park. The crew there said it happens about every week. Some signs should be hung or maybe the poles even moved back. The airport is IMM.
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.