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A low time private pilot was asked to back taxi on runway 30 by the ground controller at pwk. The pilot was not sure if he could execute a 180 degree turn, continued anyway, and detected a propeller strike during the maneuver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pwk.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pwk.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 K (231) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 363 flight time type : 88 |
| ASRS Report | 450595 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Pilot was told to make 180 degree turn on runway by tower to taxi back to parking. Pilot executed 180 degree turn on runway 30 after smooth landing. Pilot was not sure whether the plane would turn sharp enough to avoid going over the edge of the asphalt runway onto the grass to complete turn. Pilot finished 180 degree turn by taxiing onto grass and back onto runway. Propeller struck runway as we left grass surface. The runway had a severe drop-off onto the grass at that point. Pilot taxied back to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME PVT PLT WAS ASKED TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 30 BY THE GND CTLR AT PWK. THE PLT WAS NOT SURE IF HE COULD EXECUTE A 180 DEG TURN, CONTINUED ANYWAY, AND DETECTED A PROP STRIKE DURING THE MANEUVER.
Narrative: PLT WAS TOLD TO MAKE 180 DEG TURN ON RWY BY TWR TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING. PLT EXECUTED 180 DEG TURN ON RWY 30 AFTER SMOOTH LNDG. PLT WAS NOT SURE WHETHER THE PLANE WOULD TURN SHARP ENOUGH TO AVOID GOING OVER THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT RWY ONTO THE GRASS TO COMPLETE TURN. PLT FINISHED 180 DEG TURN BY TAXIING ONTO GRASS AND BACK ONTO RWY. PROP STRUCK RWY AS WE LEFT GRASS SURFACE. THE RWY HAD A SEVERE DROP-OFF ONTO THE GRASS AT THAT POINT. PLT TAXIED BACK TO PARKING.
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.