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Pilot of M20P struck rubber traffic cone with propeller on taxi. Continued to fly 2 subsequent flight crews before discovering damage to propeller
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 578313 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jan.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 578313 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : fod ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft propeller struck rubber road cone that had been placed forward of the aircraft. The cone was thrown clear of the aircraft. No obvious damage was noticed, and aircraft continued to destination (wpa). Upon returning to jan, an inspection revealed 1/8 inch curve in propeller. Maintenance is currently assessing possible engine damage. Pilot had done a thorough preflight crew, but had never had cones placed around aircraft, therefore, he did not think to remove it. However, I should have noticed the cone and removed it. I should have also had the propeller inspected by maintenance professionals prior to flight crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF M20P STRUCK RUBBER TFC CONE WITH PROP ON TAXI. CONTINUED TO FLY 2 SUBSEQUENT FLT CREWS BEFORE DISCOVERING DAMAGE TO PROP
Narrative: ACFT PROP STRUCK RUBBER ROAD CONE THAT HAD BEEN PLACED FORWARD OF THE ACFT. THE CONE WAS THROWN CLR OF THE ACFT. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE WAS NOTICED, AND ACFT CONTINUED TO DEST (WPA). UPON RETURNING TO JAN, AN INSPECTION REVEALED 1/8 INCH CURVE IN PROP. MAINT IS CURRENTLY ASSESSING POSSIBLE ENG DAMAGE. PLT HAD DONE A THOROUGH PREFLT CREW, BUT HAD NEVER HAD CONES PLACED AROUND ACFT, THEREFORE, HE DID NOT THINK TO REMOVE IT. HOWEVER, I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE CONE AND REMOVED IT. I SHOULD HAVE ALSO HAD THE PROP INSPECTED BY MAINT PROFESSIONALS PRIOR TO FLT CREW.
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.