<< >> NASA ASRS Report 422745, December 1998

A student pilot has his small aircraft blown over on its wingtip, striking its propeller in the process. A king air next to him on the runup pad was tail to his aircraft and started his runup in that position.

Attributes
ACN	422745
Time
Date	199812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 55 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	422745
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As I taxied to runway 18R, I noticed 2 king airs in the runup area off taxiway I. Aircraft a was facing the windsock but aircraft B was resting in an unorthodox position. I expected aircraft B to turn toward the windsock, as I continued down taxiway I. Approaching the runup area I began my turn toward the windsock at what I thought was a safe distance from aircraft B. As I began to turn, aircraft B fired up its engines and my aircraft was blown over on its left wingtip and the propeller struck the ground. I immediately shut the aircraft down and called ground control for assistance. I simply never expected aircraft B to fire engines before turning.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT HAS HIS SMA BLOWN OVER ON ITS WINGTIP, STRIKING ITS PROP IN THE PROCESS. A KING AIR NEXT TO HIM ON THE RUNUP PAD WAS TAIL TO HIS ACFT AND STARTED HIS RUNUP IN THAT POS.

Narrative: AS I TAXIED TO RWY 18R, I NOTICED 2 KING AIRS IN THE RUNUP AREA OFF TXWY I. ACFT A WAS FACING THE WINDSOCK BUT ACFT B WAS RESTING IN AN UNORTHODOX POS. I EXPECTED ACFT B TO TURN TOWARD THE WINDSOCK, AS I CONTINUED DOWN TXWY I. APCHING THE RUNUP AREA I BEGAN MY TURN TOWARD THE WINDSOCK AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SAFE DISTANCE FROM ACFT B. AS I BEGAN TO TURN, ACFT B FIRED UP ITS ENGS AND MY ACFT WAS BLOWN OVER ON ITS L WINGTIP AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GND. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ACFT DOWN AND CALLED GND CTL FOR ASSISTANCE. I SIMPLY NEVER EXPECTED ACFT B TO FIRE ENGS BEFORE TURNING.

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.