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Very experienced pilot taxiing a taildragger collides with a parked aircraft. She hit the left wing of the parked aircraft with her propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366056 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rhv |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 48000 flight time type : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 366056 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 unspecified : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxiing on ramp on row G at rhv to fuel truck for fuel. Struck with propeller a parked aircraft's left wing. The end of taxiway G row narrows to approximately 40 ft and there is no room to s- turn a taildragger which has no view from back seat. The other aircraft, a small 2 place low wing, was parked at end of the row. It was not visible from over the nose of the taxiing taildragger. The operator of the parked aircraft was not at the aircraft. This aircraft was not in a tie-down area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VERY EXPERIENCED PLT TAXIING A TAILDRAGGER COLLIDES WITH A PARKED ACFT. SHE HIT THE L WING OF THE PARKED ACFT WITH HER PROP.
Narrative: TAXIING ON RAMP ON ROW G AT RHV TO FUEL TRUCK FOR FUEL. STRUCK WITH PROP A PARKED ACFT'S L WING. THE END OF TXWY G ROW NARROWS TO APPROX 40 FT AND THERE IS NO ROOM TO S- TURN A TAILDRAGGER WHICH HAS NO VIEW FROM BACK SEAT. THE OTHER ACFT, A SMALL 2 PLACE LOW WING, WAS PARKED AT END OF THE ROW. IT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM OVER THE NOSE OF THE TAXIING TAILDRAGGER. THE OPERATOR OF THE PARKED ACFT WAS NOT AT THE ACFT. THIS ACFT WAS NOT IN A TIE-DOWN AREA.
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.