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While taxiing from the east side of runway 19L for refueling the reporter requested taxi guidance from the tower because the ATIS said some txwys were closed. Before the ground gave taxi guidance the reporter taxied on a closed taxiway and incurred a propeller strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : san |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| 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 total : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 334867 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
While taxiing from the east side of runway 19L/1R, aircraft went into and through a small ditch approximately 6 inch edges on both sides, thus causing a propeller strike. Pilot did not discover strike until shutting down for refuel. ATIS stated that all txwys east of taxiway a were closed. Pilot was unfamiliar with txwys and requested guidance from ground. No response until incident when ground, after contacted by the pilot asking are they sure this way is the way, stated that he may want to go to the south end of the runway and use that taxiway because it's open. Pilot did, and no further problems occurred. Due to the black dirt in the trench and the overcast sky the pilot was unable to see it. The black-top taxiway looked as if it just went up to the concrete as normal. Aircraft was towed from the refueling point back to its hangar on the east side of the closed runway utilizing the southernmost taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE TAXIING FROM THE E SIDE OF RWY 19L FOR REFUELING THE RPTR REQUESTED TAXI GUIDANCE FROM THE TWR BECAUSE THE ATIS SAID SOME TXWYS WERE CLOSED. BEFORE THE GND GAVE TAXI GUIDANCE THE RPTR TAXIED ON A CLOSED TXWY AND INCURRED A PROP STRIKE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FROM THE E SIDE OF RWY 19L/1R, ACFT WENT INTO AND THROUGH A SMALL DITCH APPROX 6 INCH EDGES ON BOTH SIDES, THUS CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. PLT DID NOT DISCOVER STRIKE UNTIL SHUTTING DOWN FOR REFUEL. ATIS STATED THAT ALL TXWYS E OF TXWY A WERE CLOSED. PLT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH TXWYS AND REQUESTED GUIDANCE FROM GND. NO RESPONSE UNTIL INCIDENT WHEN GND, AFTER CONTACTED BY THE PLT ASKING ARE THEY SURE THIS WAY IS THE WAY, STATED THAT HE MAY WANT TO GO TO THE S END OF THE RWY AND USE THAT TXWY BECAUSE IT'S OPEN. PLT DID, AND NO FURTHER PROBS OCCURRED. DUE TO THE BLACK DIRT IN THE TRENCH AND THE OVCST SKY THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO SEE IT. THE BLACK-TOP TXWY LOOKED AS IF IT JUST WENT UP TO THE CONCRETE AS NORMAL. ACFT WAS TOWED FROM THE REFUELING POINT BACK TO ITS HANGAR ON THE E SIDE OF THE CLOSED RWY UTILIZING THE SOUTHERNMOST TXWY.
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.