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Pilot of small aircraft, taxiing for takeoff, distracted by dropped chart and head down, loses directional control, propeller strike on runway light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145838 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 61n |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 145838 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other 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 |
Narrative:
I was taxiing on a grass strip, preparatory to takeoff. I reached for my sectional chart to check a frequency. The chart slipped between my knees. I reached down for it, losing track of forward visibility. I heard a 'ping' on the propeller and shut down. The propeller had struck a runway light bulb, shattering it and requiring propeller repair/replacement. Stupidity on my part--no excuse!!!!!!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA, TAXIING FOR TKOF, DISTRACTED BY DROPPED CHART AND HEAD DOWN, LOSES DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, PROPELLER STRIKE ON RWY LIGHT.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING ON A GRASS STRIP, PREPARATORY TO TKOF. I REACHED FOR MY SECTIONAL CHART TO CHK A FREQ. THE CHART SLIPPED BTWN MY KNEES. I REACHED DOWN FOR IT, LOSING TRACK OF FORWARD VISIBILITY. I HEARD A 'PING' ON THE PROP AND SHUT DOWN. THE PROP HAD STRUCK A RWY LIGHT BULB, SHATTERING IT AND REQUIRING PROP REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. STUPIDITY ON MY PART--NO EXCUSE!!!!!!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.