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Piper PA28 wingtip hits hangar during taxi in due to a bizjet's landing lights blinding and distracting him from taxiway curve.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548601 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cma.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cma.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3.7 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 72 |
| ASRS Report | 548601 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was being taxied, heading east, very close to taxi/ramp area. The taxiway turns slightly right, then left and continues straight. After landing, I was cleared to taxi to the ramp. I was approaching this slight turn in the taxiway, and was 'blinded' by the bright lights of a taxiing bizjet. As I watched the bizjet beginning its movement at my 2 O'clock position (he had read back his clearance) the lights and movement distraction me. I failed to notice the change of direction of the taxiway and continued straight. I felt a sharp impact and stopped, after realizing the left wingtip had impacted the edge of a hangar, on my left. I stopped my aircraft. Corrective action: do not fixate on oncoming aircraft (object). Lack of lighting did not help this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA28 WINGTIP HITS HANGAR DURING TAXI IN DUE TO A BIZJET'S LNDG LIGHTS BLINDING AND DISTRACTING HIM FROM TXWY CURVE.
Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED, HDG E, VERY CLOSE TO TAXI/RAMP AREA. THE TXWY TURNS SLIGHTLY R, THEN L AND CONTINUES STRAIGHT. AFTER LNDG, I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. I WAS APCHING THIS SLIGHT TURN IN THE TXWY, AND WAS 'BLINDED' BY THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF A TAXIING BIZJET. AS I WATCHED THE BIZJET BEGINNING ITS MOVEMENT AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POS (HE HAD READ BACK HIS CLRNC) THE LIGHTS AND MOVEMENT DISTR ME. I FAILED TO NOTICE THE CHANGE OF DIRECTION OF THE TXWY AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT. I FELT A SHARP IMPACT AND STOPPED, AFTER REALIZING THE L WINGTIP HAD IMPACTED THE EDGE OF A HANGAR, ON MY L. I STOPPED MY ACFT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DO NOT FIXATE ON ONCOMING ACFT (OBJECT). LACK OF LIGHTING DID NOT HELP THIS SIT.
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.