After completing an ATC directed aborted takeoff from relatively low speed, reporter flight was taxiing to a runup pad to accomplish a required brake cooling period. While attempting to park in the runup pad the right wingtip struck an apparently poorly marked blast fence causing minor aircraft damage and no injuries.

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Attributes
ACN	108142
Time
Date	198904
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	108142
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	108163
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Taxiing back after an aborted takeoff, I turned off taxiway D onto a run-up pad approximately 1000' from the approach end of runway 18 in cvg. We would require 35 min to allow for the brakes to cool. As I completed the turn, the last 4' of the right wing tip struck a blast fence adjacent to the run-up pad. The aircraft sustained minimal damage, but the revenue flight was cancelled and we flew the aircraft back to atlanta for repairs. Proper markings on the run-up pad (yellow clearance lines) or removal of the blast fence would prevent this type accident in the future. Since the blast fence is no longer at the end of the runway it has no purpose.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER COMPLETING AN ATC DIRECTED ABORTED TKOF FROM RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, REPORTER FLT WAS TAXIING TO A RUNUP PAD TO ACCOMPLISH A REQUIRED BRAKE COOLING PERIOD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN THE RUNUP PAD THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK AN APPARENTLY POORLY MARKED BLAST FENCE CAUSING MINOR ACFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

Narrative: TAXIING BACK AFTER AN ABORTED TKOF, I TURNED OFF TXWY D ONTO A RUN-UP PAD APPROX 1000' FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 18 IN CVG. WE WOULD REQUIRE 35 MIN TO ALLOW FOR THE BRAKES TO COOL. AS I COMPLETED THE TURN, THE LAST 4' OF THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A BLAST FENCE ADJACENT TO THE RUN-UP PAD. THE ACFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE, BUT THE REVENUE FLT WAS CANCELLED AND WE FLEW THE ACFT BACK TO ATLANTA FOR REPAIRS. PROPER MARKINGS ON THE RUN-UP PAD (YELLOW CLRNC LINES) OR REMOVAL OF THE BLAST FENCE WOULD PREVENT THIS TYPE ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. SINCE THE BLAST FENCE IS NO LONGER AT THE END OF THE RWY IT HAS NO PURPOSE.

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.