 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Light aircraft pilot reported he struck another aircraft's rudder with his wing while taxiing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1107900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OSH.Airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Other own navigation |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 66 Flight Crew Total 1408 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
Before start up there was one marshal on a scooter to assist in taxi. There were two cones in the taxiway. One cone was moved to the side; but the marshal said he couldn't move the second one. It was located right of center on the grass taxiway. Before engine start I stated to the marshal that I will be watching him. After engine start I began to taxi to the left side of the taxiway. I continued to watch the marshal on the scooter for direction. After passing the second cone I began to move to the right back to the center of the taxiway. That is when I struck the rudder of the piper parked to my left. I struck his rudder with my left wing. I immediately shut down and with the marshal and his safety team began exchanging information. I believe that we should have used another taxiway or had a wing walker to assist. I don't believe the marshal on the scooter was of any help in assisting during taxi. If his duty was not to assist in watching wing clearance he should have stated it. I feel it was a total miss-communication between him and me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Light aircraft pilot reported he struck another aircraft's rudder with his wing while taxiing.
Narrative: Before start up there was one Marshal on a scooter to assist in taxi. There were two cones in the taxiway. One cone was moved to the side; but the Marshal said he couldn't move the second one. It was located right of center on the grass taxiway. Before engine start I stated to the Marshal that I will be watching him. After engine start I began to taxi to the left side of the taxiway. I continued to watch the Marshal on the scooter for direction. After passing the second cone I began to move to the right back to the center of the taxiway. That is when I struck the rudder of the Piper parked to my left. I struck his rudder with my left wing. I immediately shut down and with the Marshal and his safety team began exchanging information. I believe that we should have used another taxiway or had a wing walker to assist. I don't believe the Marshal on the scooter was of any help in assisting during taxi. If his duty was not to assist in watching wing clearance he should have stated it. I feel it was a total miss-communication between him and me.
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.