<< >> NASA ASRS Report 454713, November 1999

C172 pilot hit a fence post while parking. During the investigation the transponder and pitot static inspection were found out-of-date.

Attributes
ACN	454713
Time
Date	199911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : opf.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : opf.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : parking
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 410
ASRS Report	457713
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On ground at opf parking at the FBO. Airplane was in idle taxi making right turn to park at tie-down adjacent to an 8 ft fence. Right wingtip slightly impacted top of fence post leaving a 4 inch dent by 1/4 inch deep in sheet metal on right wingtip. Upon review of airplane's documents after the incident was properly reported to all appropriate auths, it was discovered that the transponder and pitot static system inspections were expired by 10 days. Future corrective actions to be taken are to not taxi near fences, and shut down engine and hand push airplane to tie-down. Also to inspect required inspections of airplane prior to each flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HIT A FENCE POST WHILE PARKING. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE XPONDER AND PITOT STATIC INSPECTION WERE FOUND OUT-OF-DATE.

Narrative: ON GND AT OPF PARKING AT THE FBO. AIRPLANE WAS IN IDLE TAXI MAKING R TURN TO PARK AT TIE-DOWN ADJACENT TO AN 8 FT FENCE. R WINGTIP SLIGHTLY IMPACTED TOP OF FENCE POST LEAVING A 4 INCH DENT BY 1/4 INCH DEEP IN SHEET METAL ON R WINGTIP. UPON REVIEW OF AIRPLANE'S DOCUMENTS AFTER THE INCIDENT WAS PROPERLY RPTED TO ALL APPROPRIATE AUTHS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE XPONDER AND PITOT STATIC SYS INSPECTIONS WERE EXPIRED BY 10 DAYS. FUTURE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN ARE TO NOT TAXI NEAR FENCES, AND SHUT DOWN ENG AND HAND PUSH AIRPLANE TO TIE-DOWN. ALSO TO INSPECT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OF AIRPLANE PRIOR TO EACH FLT.

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.