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Flight crew of a gulfstream III struck the tail of a parked cessna 172 with its wingtip during taxi to the ramp when trying to taxi from the wrong intended ramp. The incident caused damage to the rudder of the cessna and none to the winglet of the giii.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345795 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 14500 |
| ASRS Report | 345795 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| 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:
After landing on runway 31L in austin, tx, and while taxiing to FBO, we inadvertently taxied into wrong FBO area. We asked ground control to confirm we were at wrong place. He indicated taxiway to our right would lead us to FBO. While trying to reach that taxiway and while in congested area (taxiway very narrow) my left 'winglets' brushed the rudder of a parked cessna 172. I immediately stopped, shut down, and had my aircraft towed in. No damage to giii, but slight damage to rudder of cessna 172. I feel ground control should have been more helpful and could have prevented this mishap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A GULFSTREAM III STRUCK THE TAIL OF A PARKED CESSNA 172 WITH ITS WINGTIP DURING TAXI TO THE RAMP WHEN TRYING TO TAXI FROM THE WRONG INTENDED RAMP. THE INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER OF THE CESSNA AND NONE TO THE WINGLET OF THE GIII.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 31L IN AUSTIN, TX, AND WHILE TAXIING TO FBO, WE INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO WRONG FBO AREA. WE ASKED GND CTL TO CONFIRM WE WERE AT WRONG PLACE. HE INDICATED TXWY TO OUR R WOULD LEAD US TO FBO. WHILE TRYING TO REACH THAT TXWY AND WHILE IN CONGESTED AREA (TXWY VERY NARROW) MY L 'WINGLETS' BRUSHED THE RUDDER OF A PARKED CESSNA 172. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, SHUT DOWN, AND HAD MY ACFT TOWED IN. NO DAMAGE TO GIII, BUT SLIGHT DAMAGE TO RUDDER OF CESSNA 172. I FEEL GND CTL SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL AND COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS MISHAP.
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.