<< >> NASA ASRS Report 738952, May 2007

L29 pilot; with one main gear off paved surface; attempts to extricate himself using thrust causing damage to aircraft parked in hangar to the rear.

Attributes
ACN	738952
Time
Date	200705
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Jetstar 1329 (C140)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 76 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 209
ASRS Report	738952
Events
Anomaly	excursion : ramp other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Taxiing from the FBO ramp and with 2 other aircraft very close (in front and to the right) and with 40000 pounds of weight (tow); we were not signaled out of the ramp by the ramp guys (they were watching the other 2 aircraft close by). We had to make a hard right turn to avoid the aircraft parked in front. The right landing gear ended up in the grass area to the right of the ramp. Upon inspecting it; the tire was only about an inch deep. So I decided to take it out of there with power (only 2 engines running). We requested the ramp guys to open the hangar doors behind us; so we wouldn't damage it. The sic helped them open it and came back to the airplane. We waited 2 mins for them to finish. When powering out of the grass; the engine thrust damaged the doors and made them loose. The door frames went into the hangar and damaged 5 airplanes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L29 PILOT; WITH ONE MAIN GEAR OFF PAVED SURFACE; ATTEMPTS TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF USING THRUST CAUSING DAMAGE TO ACFT PARKED IN HANGAR TO THE REAR.

Narrative: TAXIING FROM THE FBO RAMP AND WITH 2 OTHER ACFT VERY CLOSE (IN FRONT AND TO THE R) AND WITH 40000 LBS OF WT (TOW); WE WERE NOT SIGNALED OUT OF THE RAMP BY THE RAMP GUYS (THEY WERE WATCHING THE OTHER 2 ACFT CLOSE BY). WE HAD TO MAKE A HARD R TURN TO AVOID THE ACFT PARKED IN FRONT. THE R LNDG GEAR ENDED UP IN THE GRASS AREA TO THE R OF THE RAMP. UPON INSPECTING IT; THE TIRE WAS ONLY ABOUT AN INCH DEEP. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT OUT OF THERE WITH PWR (ONLY 2 ENGS RUNNING). WE REQUESTED THE RAMP GUYS TO OPEN THE HANGAR DOORS BEHIND US; SO WE WOULDN'T DAMAGE IT. THE SIC HELPED THEM OPEN IT AND CAME BACK TO THE AIRPLANE. WE WAITED 2 MINS FOR THEM TO FINISH. WHEN POWERING OUT OF THE GRASS; THE ENG THRUST DAMAGED THE DOORS AND MADE THEM LOOSE. THE DOOR FRAMES WENT INTO THE HANGAR AND DAMAGED 5 AIRPLANES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.