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Pilot of an small aircraft sel struck the propeller on loose gravel during taxi for takeoff at unimproved uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308154 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ie7 airport : 1e7 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 907 flight time type : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 308154 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
On jun/xx/95 I was taxiing for departure in a C-206, I was taxiing at buffalo airport (IE7) and taxied into a pile of pea gravel. When I inadvertedly hit the pea gravel the propeller struck the very deep gravel, and bent the propeller. The problem arose from trying to pattern my preflight from other corporate pilots who I have seen try to expedite the preflight on the taxiway during taxi. To prevent this situation from occurring again I will not let anything or person allow me to feel rushed. I will focus on the sole task at hand (taxi, etc) one at a time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL STRUCK THE PROP ON LOOSE GRAVEL DURING TAXI FOR TKOF AT UNIMPROVED UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: ON JUN/XX/95 I WAS TAXIING FOR DEP IN A C-206, I WAS TAXIING AT BUFFALO ARPT (IE7) AND TAXIED INTO A PILE OF PEA GRAVEL. WHEN I INADVERTEDLY HIT THE PEA GRAVEL THE PROP STRUCK THE VERY DEEP GRAVEL, AND BENT THE PROP. THE PROB AROSE FROM TRYING TO PATTERN MY PREFLT FROM OTHER CORPORATE PLTS WHO I HAVE SEEN TRY TO EXPEDITE THE PREFLT ON THE TXWY DURING TAXI. TO PREVENT THIS SIT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING OR PERSON ALLOW ME TO FEEL RUSHED. I WILL FOCUS ON THE SOLE TASK AT HAND (TAXI, ETC) ONE AT A TIME.
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.