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Reporter in piper cub collided with beach bonanza while taxiing. The reporter was turning his head to check the windsock.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : yum |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 315 flight time type : 45 |
| ASRS Report | 337449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When attempting to taxi to runway 8, I turned my head to the left to look at the windsock, and did not see the bonanza going to the same ramp. My right strut hit his left wingtip. No injuries to pilot or passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR IN PIPER CUB COLLIDED WITH BEACH BONANZA WHILE TAXIING. THE RPTR WAS TURNING HIS HEAD TO CHK THE WINDSOCK.
Narrative: WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO RWY 8, I TURNED MY HEAD TO THE L TO LOOK AT THE WINDSOCK, AND DID NOT SEE THE BONANZA GOING TO THE SAME RAMP. MY R STRUT HIT HIS L WINGTIP. NO INJURIES TO PLT OR PAX.
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.