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Wingtip of a taxiing corporate aircraft was struck by a snowplow backing out of a blind alley. Snowplow did not have recognition lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 328786 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was taxiing in the ramp on feb/xx/96, at approximately XX30 am northbound to park behind the FBO ramp in bridgeport, ct (bdr). I was about to make a left turn when a snowplow backed out of a blind alley between 2 fuel farms colliding with the aircraft's right wingtip. The WX was clear, no precipitation, and the ramp was free of snow. The truck had no yellow beacon flashing or any back up lights on it. The truck is owned by an FBO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WINGTIP OF A TAXIING CORPORATE ACFT WAS STRUCK BY A SNOWPLOW BACKING OUT OF A BLIND ALLEY. SNOWPLOW DID NOT HAVE RECOGNITION LIGHTS.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING IN THE RAMP ON FEB/XX/96, AT APPROX XX30 AM NBOUND TO PARK BEHIND THE FBO RAMP IN BRIDGEPORT, CT (BDR). I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A L TURN WHEN A SNOWPLOW BACKED OUT OF A BLIND ALLEY BTWN 2 FUEL FARMS COLLIDING WITH THE ACFT'S R WINGTIP. THE WX WAS CLR, NO PRECIPITATION, AND THE RAMP WAS FREE OF SNOW. THE TRUCK HAD NO YELLOW BEACON FLASHING OR ANY BACK UP LIGHTS ON IT. THE TRUCK IS OWNED BY AN FBO.
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.