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An small aircraft pilot damaged his aircraft when he deliberately taxied off of the hard surface and attempted to climb back onto the hard surface.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 248837 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bff |
| State Reference | NE |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 46753 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other 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 to the active runway, and the taxiway was blocked by a part 121 aircraft awaiting takeoff time. I chose to leave the taxiway and taxi on a ground surface that was cleared of all grass. It appeared good but was slightly soft but posed no problem. When I approached the taxiway and runway hard surface, the nose gear collapsed. I secured the aircraft, notified unicom and deplaned. Upon inspection of the area, it was noted the ground washed out for about 1 ft length, a depth of about 3 inches and about 2 inches wide. This evidently caused the nose gear to fail causing the propeller to strike the asphalt surface. The taxi speed was about 5 mph and the propeller RPM was about 1200 FPM.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT DAMAGED HIS ACFT WHEN HE DELIBERATELY TAXIED OFF OF THE HARD SURFACE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLB BACK ONTO THE HARD SURFACE.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RWY, AND THE TXWY WAS BLOCKED BY A PART 121 ACFT AWAITING TKOF TIME. I CHOSE TO LEAVE THE TXWY AND TAXI ON A GND SURFACE THAT WAS CLRED OF ALL GRASS. IT APPEARED GOOD BUT WAS SLIGHTLY SOFT BUT POSED NO PROB. WHEN I APCHED THE TXWY AND RWY HARD SURFACE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. I SECURED THE ACFT, NOTIFIED UNICOM AND DEPLANED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AREA, IT WAS NOTED THE GND WASHED OUT FOR ABOUT 1 FT LENGTH, A DEPTH OF ABOUT 3 INCHES AND ABOUT 2 INCHES WIDE. THIS EVIDENTLY CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE ASPHALT SURFACE. THE TAXI SPD WAS ABOUT 5 MPH AND THE PROP RPM WAS ABOUT 1200 FPM.
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.