 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Banner tow pilot reported encountering wind shear that limited the climb capability; causing the banner to detach and hit a parked aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1453928 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 52 Flight Crew Total 272 Flight Crew Type 39 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Had a one hour banner flight. Upon return I was instructed to do a low pass of 250 ft over the banner box field following company operating procedures so a picture could be taken. Once I reached my altitude of 250 ft I put in full power to begin my climb but experienced wind shear [and] the plane [was] unable to climb or gain airspeed. My banner detached hitting another parked airplane causing minor damage to its right wing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Banner tow pilot reported encountering wind shear that limited the climb capability; causing the banner to detach and hit a parked aircraft.
Narrative: Had a one hour banner flight. Upon return I was instructed to do a low pass of 250 ft over the banner box field following company operating procedures so a picture could be taken. Once I reached my altitude of 250 ft I put in full power to begin my climb but experienced wind shear [and] the plane [was] unable to climb or gain airspeed. My banner detached hitting another parked airplane causing minor damage to its right wing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.