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GA small aircraft taxiway excursion with foreign object damage resulting in a fuel leak and aircraft being stranded and evacuated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 164785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lns |
| State Reference | PA |
| 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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 164785 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The wind was about 270 degrees at 10-12 KTS when I made a normal landing on runway 31. While rolling out on the centerline, with the yoke slightly back, I started to turn off to the left at about a 45 degree angle on bravo taxiway. The aircraft started to turn, but partway through the turn I felt a bump and the aircraft stopped turning and went straight. Before I could stop the left wing hit a sigh with a directional arrow on it. To the best of my recollection I was applying full braking with both feet. Afterward I was able to taxi back on taxiway bravo. The tower then informed me gas was leaking. At that point I shut everything down and left the aircraft on taxiway bravo. I believe the cause of the incident was, as I turned toward the taxiway, I turned into the wind, and it raised the nose wheel up enough to prevent it from continuing steering the aircraft through the turn. As I applied the brakes, perhaps I didn't get my feet up high enough on the pedals to obtain maximum braking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA TXWY EXCURSION WITH FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK AND ACFT BEING STRANDED AND EVACUATED.
Narrative: THE WIND WAS ABOUT 270 DEGS AT 10-12 KTS WHEN I MADE A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 31. WHILE ROLLING OUT ON THE CENTERLINE, WITH THE YOKE SLIGHTLY BACK, I STARTED TO TURN OFF TO THE LEFT AT ABOUT A 45 DEG ANGLE ON BRAVO TXWY. THE ACFT STARTED TO TURN, BUT PARTWAY THROUGH THE TURN I FELT A BUMP AND THE ACFT STOPPED TURNING AND WENT STRAIGHT. BEFORE I COULD STOP THE LEFT WING HIT A SIGH WITH A DIRECTIONAL ARROW ON IT. TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION I WAS APPLYING FULL BRAKING WITH BOTH FEET. AFTERWARD I WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK ON TXWY BRAVO. THE TWR THEN INFORMED ME GAS WAS LEAKING. AT THAT POINT I SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND LEFT THE ACFT ON TXWY BRAVO. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS, AS I TURNED TOWARD THE TXWY, I TURNED INTO THE WIND, AND IT RAISED THE NOSE WHEEL UP ENOUGH TO PREVENT IT FROM CONTINUING STEERING THE ACFT THROUGH THE TURN. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, PERHAPS I DIDN'T GET MY FEET UP HIGH ENOUGH ON THE PEDALS TO OBTAIN MAX BRAKING.
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.