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A PA-28 struck a taxiway sign after the pilot's very small feet did not apply differential braking to turn the aircraft because the hump on the bottom of the rudder pedals prevented the toe end of the foot from pressing the brake sufficiently.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1035397 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Pedal |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8 Flight Crew Total 179 Flight Crew Type 49 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Taxiing out to runway from southern t-hangars; I was heading west with a 10 knot tailwind. I was not able to get the plane to turn right at the taxiway and differential braking was seemingly ineffective. Avoided a propeller strike with taxiway light by braking left and right; wing hit taxiway sign. Impact speed was approximately 5 knots. Fuel cell was damaged; was removed and is being replaced. Taxiway sign was damaged and will be repaired/replaced. No other damage to plane and no injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-28 struck a taxiway sign after the pilot's very small feet did not apply differential braking to turn the aircraft because the hump on the bottom of the rudder pedals prevented the toe end of the foot from pressing the brake sufficiently.
Narrative: Taxiing out to runway from southern T-hangars; I was heading west with a 10 knot tailwind. I was not able to get the plane to turn right at the taxiway and differential braking was seemingly ineffective. Avoided a propeller strike with taxiway light by braking left and right; wing hit taxiway sign. Impact speed was approximately 5 knots. Fuel cell was damaged; was removed and is being replaced. Taxiway sign was damaged and will be repaired/replaced. No other damage to plane and no injuries.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.