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Pilot of a cpr twin taxied into an unlighted helipad during taxi from ramp area at night resulting in damage to nose gear and right propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : agc |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 520 |
| ASRS Report | 334480 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
After running up the engines on the back edge of ramp I began to taxi to the front line. I turned taxi light on but it was burned out. After about 25 ft, I heard and felt something hit the nosewheel followed by the right propeller striking it. I shut the engines down and secured the aircraft. I could not see what I had hit until I got out of the airplane. I then saw it was a helicopter landing pad that was on wheels. The pad was approximately 12 ft X 12 ft X 20 ft. It had a black top with yellow trim. There was no flags, reflectors, or cones marking its position. In addition, it was in a poorly lit area of the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CPR TWIN TAXIED INTO AN UNLIGHTED HELIPAD DURING TAXI FROM RAMP AREA AT NIGHT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND R PROP.
Narrative: AFTER RUNNING UP THE ENGS ON THE BACK EDGE OF RAMP I BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE FRONT LINE. I TURNED TAXI LIGHT ON BUT IT WAS BURNED OUT. AFTER ABOUT 25 FT, I HEARD AND FELT SOMETHING HIT THE NOSEWHEEL FOLLOWED BY THE R PROP STRIKING IT. I SHUT THE ENGS DOWN AND SECURED THE ACFT. I COULD NOT SEE WHAT I HAD HIT UNTIL I GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. I THEN SAW IT WAS A HELI LNDG PAD THAT WAS ON WHEELS. THE PAD WAS APPROX 12 FT X 12 FT X 20 FT. IT HAD A BLACK TOP WITH YELLOW TRIM. THERE WAS NO FLAGS, REFLECTORS, OR CONES MARKING ITS POS. IN ADDITION, IT WAS IN A POORLY LIT AREA OF THE RAMP.
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.