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Pilot of a C140 was repositioning the aircraft on the airport when another aircraft converging from behind, and to the right, appeared on a collision course resulting in reporter stopping too fast and up ending his tailwheel aircraft on its nose. The aircraft propeller and nose cowling received minor damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : arb |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 140 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 363430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was repositioning my C140 from one side of the field to the other. After being cleared to taxi to the northeast t-hangars from the northwest t-hangars. I was proceeding down taxiway C when I heard ground tell another aircraft to 'follow the cessna ahead and to your left.' in other words follow me. As I was then about to merge into taxiway a, suddenly from my right rear I saw a C182 closing at a high rate of speed, on a collision course, seconds away, with the right rear of my aircraft. I had to execute an immediate emergency stop to avoid being struck from the right rear. As a result of the forced, emergency stop the tail of the aircraft came up off the ground and with the approximately 10-12 KT tailwind, the tail continued on up and the aircraft came to a rest on its nose. The aircraft suffered damage to the propeller, a dent to the cowl nose bowl, and possible engine damage. The C182 proceeded past me and never even attempted to stop, contrary to ATC instructions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C140 WAS REPOSITIONING THE ACFT ON THE ARPT WHEN ANOTHER ACFT CONVERGING FROM BEHIND, AND TO THE R, APPEARED ON A COLLISION COURSE RESULTING IN RPTR STOPPING TOO FAST AND UP ENDING HIS TAILWHEEL ACFT ON ITS NOSE. THE ACFT PROP AND NOSE COWLING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
Narrative: I WAS REPOSITIONING MY C140 FROM ONE SIDE OF THE FIELD TO THE OTHER. AFTER BEING CLRED TO TAXI TO THE NE T-HANGARS FROM THE NW T-HANGARS. I WAS PROCEEDING DOWN TXWY C WHEN I HEARD GND TELL ANOTHER ACFT TO 'FOLLOW THE CESSNA AHEAD AND TO YOUR L.' IN OTHER WORDS FOLLOW ME. AS I WAS THEN ABOUT TO MERGE INTO TXWY A, SUDDENLY FROM MY R REAR I SAW A C182 CLOSING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD, ON A COLLISION COURSE, SECONDS AWAY, WITH THE R REAR OF MY ACFT. I HAD TO EXECUTE AN IMMEDIATE EMER STOP TO AVOID BEING STRUCK FROM THE R REAR. AS A RESULT OF THE FORCED, EMER STOP THE TAIL OF THE ACFT CAME UP OFF THE GND AND WITH THE APPROX 10-12 KT TAILWIND, THE TAIL CONTINUED ON UP AND THE ACFT CAME TO A REST ON ITS NOSE. THE ACFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, A DENT TO THE COWL NOSE BOWL, AND POSSIBLE ENG DAMAGE. THE C182 PROCEEDED PAST ME AND NEVER EVEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP, CONTRARY TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS.
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.