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Bonanza 36 aircraft while taxiing reporter pilot decided to return to the ramp and when turning around hit propeller on unknown object.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 381940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxiing from FBO to runway 27 via M. I turned around (beyond fire station) to return to FBO to check out a fuel odor. During my turn the propeller struck an object. I did not notice the strike until parked back at the FBO (felt or heard nothing). The taxiway centerline and edge markings are similar, and blue lights hard to see at dusk to dark. My front wheel taxi light was on. More awareness and stronger taxi light on airplane would tend to prevent a recurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BONANZA 36 ACFT WHILE TAXIING RPTR PLT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE RAMP AND WHEN TURNING AROUND HIT PROP ON UNKNOWN OBJECT.
Narrative: TAXIING FROM FBO TO RWY 27 VIA M. I TURNED AROUND (BEYOND FIRE STATION) TO RETURN TO FBO TO CHK OUT A FUEL ODOR. DURING MY TURN THE PROP STRUCK AN OBJECT. I DID NOT NOTICE THE STRIKE UNTIL PARKED BACK AT THE FBO (FELT OR HEARD NOTHING). THE TXWY CTRLINE AND EDGE MARKINGS ARE SIMILAR, AND BLUE LIGHTS HARD TO SEE AT DUSK TO DARK. MY FRONT WHEEL TAXI LIGHT WAS ON. MORE AWARENESS AND STRONGER TAXI LIGHT ON AIRPLANE WOULD TEND TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE.
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.