<< >> NASA ASRS Report 239408, April 1993

Taxiing small aircraft tail dragger collides with another small aircraft that was parked and running up.

Attributes
ACN	239408
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 40i
State Reference	OH
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	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 132 flight time type : 41
ASRS Report	239408
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing using s-turn maneuvers sighted another taildragger during run-up and collided nose to nose on a 45 degree angle. I saw the aircraft before collision and took evasive actions by turning and braking but collision was unavoidable. I was concerned with hangars and aircraft tiedown on my right which distracted attention on my left. There were no bodily injuries. Designated txwys and run-up areas could possibly reduce probability of future occurrence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING SMA TAIL DRAGGER COLLIDES WITH ANOTHER SMA THAT WAS PARKED AND RUNNING UP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING USING S-TURN MANEUVERS SIGHTED ANOTHER TAILDRAGGER DURING RUN-UP AND COLLIDED NOSE TO NOSE ON A 45 DEG ANGLE. I SAW THE ACFT BEFORE COLLISION AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTIONS BY TURNING AND BRAKING BUT COLLISION WAS UNAVOIDABLE. I WAS CONCERNED WITH HANGARS AND ACFT TIEDOWN ON MY R WHICH DISTRACTED ATTN ON MY L. THERE WERE NO BODILY INJURIES. DESIGNATED TXWYS AND RUN-UP AREAS COULD POSSIBLY REDUCE PROBABILITY OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE.

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.