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Pilot of small aircraft taxiing to refueling area hit unlit guy wire to telephone pole with wing tip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 196160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hhr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : czyz |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 196160 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Right wing, leading edge, tip struck an unlighted guy-wire attached to telephone pole while taxiing to fuel after landing. The engine was immediately turned off and FBO notified. A left 90 degree turn is required for this taxi operation. An small aircraft was parked near the center point of the radius of this turn. A wide turn was made to avoid hitting this aircraft, thus striking the wire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA TAXIING TO REFUELING AREA HIT UNLIT GUY WIRE TO TELEPHONE POLE WITH WING TIP.
Narrative: R WING, LEADING EDGE, TIP STRUCK AN UNLIGHTED GUY-WIRE ATTACHED TO TELEPHONE POLE WHILE TAXIING TO FUEL AFTER LNDG. THE ENG WAS IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF AND FBO NOTIFIED. A L 90 DEG TURN IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TAXI OP. AN SMA WAS PARKED NEAR THE CENTER POINT OF THE RADIUS OF THIS TURN. A WIDE TURN WAS MADE TO AVOID HITTING THIS ACFT, THUS STRIKING THE WIRE.
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.