<< >> NASA ASRS Report 93623, September 1988

Two GA small aircraft aircraft met wing tip to wing tip at taxiway intersection causing minor damage to both aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	93623
Time
Date	198809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pou
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 142 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	93623
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

2 aircraft cleared to taxi, one from FSS and one from delta tie-down, both proceeding to runway 24. 1 aircraft proceeded down alpha taxiway and the other down bravo taxiway turning right onto alpha. Aircraft on alpha didn't see aircraft turning on to alpha from bravo and aircraft on bravo looking into setting sun didn't see aircraft on alpha. By the time each pilot saw the other aircraft, the wingtips were about to make contact. Both pilots turned away from each other, applied brakes, shut down engines, and got out of their planes. Aileron contact was made with minor skin damage to each aircraft. The planes were carefully manually separated. Both pilots taxied to fuel pump area, clearing the taxiway in less than a minute. Both planes were inspected and found to be airworthy. Pilots exchanged names, addresses and phone numbers, and have kept in contact. As of this date, each pilot is taking care of damage to his own aircraft, and both are in agreement as to the circumstances of the incident and the resolution of the incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO GA SMA ACFT MET WING TIP TO WING TIP AT TXWY INTERSECTION CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT.

Narrative: 2 ACFT CLRED TO TAXI, ONE FROM FSS AND ONE FROM DELTA TIE-DOWN, BOTH PROCEEDING TO RWY 24. 1 ACFT PROCEEDED DOWN ALPHA TXWY AND THE OTHER DOWN BRAVO TXWY TURNING RIGHT ONTO ALPHA. ACFT ON ALPHA DIDN'T SEE ACFT TURNING ON TO ALPHA FROM BRAVO AND ACFT ON BRAVO LOOKING INTO SETTING SUN DIDN'T SEE ACFT ON ALPHA. BY THE TIME EACH PLT SAW THE OTHER ACFT, THE WINGTIPS WERE ABOUT TO MAKE CONTACT. BOTH PLTS TURNED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, APPLIED BRAKES, SHUT DOWN ENGS, AND GOT OUT OF THEIR PLANES. AILERON CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO EACH ACFT. THE PLANES WERE CAREFULLY MANUALLY SEPARATED. BOTH PLTS TAXIED TO FUEL PUMP AREA, CLRING THE TXWY IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. BOTH PLANES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE AIRWORTHY. PLTS EXCHANGED NAMES, ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS, AND HAVE KEPT IN CONTACT. AS OF THIS DATE, EACH PLT IS TAKING CARE OF DAMAGE TO HIS OWN ACFT, AND BOTH ARE IN AGREEMENT AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INCIDENT AND THE RESOLUTION OF THE INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.