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While refueling his aircraft with his door open, a C172 pilot noticed a helicopter hovering near his aircraft had caused damage to the door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533721 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tjig.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tjig.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tjig.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 490 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 533721 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After landing at tjig at around XA30, we contacted ground control and requested taxiing to FBO for refueling. After a wait of about 10 mins, FBO fuel truck came to fuel our aircraft. While the aircraft was being fueled, a helicopter was arriving to runway 9. After arrival, this helicopter hovered alongside our aircraft, creating a strong wind current, moving all the control surfaces violently and the pilot's door. The pilot's door suffered damage, the outer skin was bent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE REFUELING HIS ACFT WITH HIS DOOR OPEN, A C172 PLT NOTICED A HELI HOVERING NEAR HIS ACFT HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DOOR.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT TJIG AT AROUND XA30, WE CONTACTED GND CTL AND REQUESTED TAXIING TO FBO FOR REFUELING. AFTER A WAIT OF ABOUT 10 MINS, FBO FUEL TRUCK CAME TO FUEL OUR ACFT. WHILE THE ACFT WAS BEING FUELED, A HELI WAS ARRIVING TO RWY 9. AFTER ARR, THIS HELI HOVERED ALONGSIDE OUR ACFT, CREATING A STRONG WIND CURRENT, MOVING ALL THE CTL SURFACES VIOLENTLY AND THE PLT'S DOOR. THE PLT'S DOOR SUFFERED DAMAGE, THE OUTER SKIN WAS BENT.
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.