<< >> NASA ASRS Report 403131, May 1998

A private pilot in an small aircraft hits his wingtip against a parked light twin's nose while trying to maneuver around an incoming, taxiing, commuter turboprop. The airport at myam, first officer, is a non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	403131
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myam
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 540 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	403131
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
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:

While taxiing for departure on the ramp at myam and maneuvering around an arriving commercial turboprop which was entering the ramp from the taxiway, the left wingtip of the reporter's aircraft contacted the nose of a parked light twin engine aircraft. Fiberglas damage occurred to both surfaces, but the event does not meet the NTSB 830.2 definition of an accident or rptable incident. Damage to reporter's aircraft was limited to the wingtip and is not considered 'substantial damage.' a temporary repair was applied and flight was subsequently resumed. Damage to property, other than the reporter's aircraft, is not estimated to exceed $25000.00 for repair.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT IN AN SMA HITS HIS WINGTIP AGAINST A PARKED LIGHT TWIN'S NOSE WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER AROUND AN INCOMING, TAXIING, COMMUTER TURBOPROP. THE ARPT AT MYAM, FO, IS A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR DEP ON THE RAMP AT MYAM AND MANEUVERING AROUND AN ARRIVING COMMERCIAL TURBOPROP WHICH WAS ENTERING THE RAMP FROM THE TXWY, THE L WINGTIP OF THE RPTR'S ACFT CONTACTED THE NOSE OF A PARKED LIGHT TWIN ENG ACFT. FIBERGLAS DAMAGE OCCURRED TO BOTH SURFACES, BUT THE EVENT DOES NOT MEET THE NTSB 830.2 DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT OR RPTABLE INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO RPTR'S ACFT WAS LIMITED TO THE WINGTIP AND IS NOT CONSIDERED 'SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.' A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS APPLIED AND FLT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RESUMED. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, OTHER THAN THE RPTR'S ACFT, IS NOT ESTIMATED TO EXCEED $25000.00 FOR REPAIR.

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.