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A low time C180 pilot pressured by ATC to clear the runway for landing jet traffic scraped a wingtip during a hurried turn with a crosswind at a high speed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 764619 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| 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 : 82 flight time total : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 764619 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
On night VFR approach controller asked approach speed and aircraft type (separately) because of jet behind my aircraft was cleared to land. Immediately upon landing controller requested pilot to take first available taxiway. Pilot felt somewhat pressured to turn at first taxiway; but a) speed at turn and B) sudden wind gust caused left wingtip to strike taxiway on completion of turn. Corrective action proposed: a) continued emphasis to beginning pilots not to feel 'pressured' by such instructions (to take first available taxiway) brought on by rapidly approaching traffic behind aircraft cleared to land; B) advising controllers not to issue such instructions at critical phases of flight (eg; near touchdown).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME C180 PILOT PRESSURED BY ATC TO CLR THE RWY FOR LANDING JET TFC SCRAPED A WINGTIP DURING A HURRIED TURN WITH A CROSSWIND AT A HIGH SPD.
Narrative: ON NIGHT VFR APCH CTLR ASKED APCH SPD AND ACFT TYPE (SEPARATELY) BECAUSE OF JET BEHIND MY ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND. IMMEDIATELY UPON LNDG CTLR REQUESTED PLT TO TAKE FIRST AVAILABLE TXWY. PLT FELT SOMEWHAT PRESSURED TO TURN AT FIRST TXWY; BUT A) SPD AT TURN AND B) SUDDEN WIND GUST CAUSED L WINGTIP TO STRIKE TXWY ON COMPLETION OF TURN. CORRECTIVE ACTION PROPOSED: A) CONTINUED EMPHASIS TO BEGINNING PLTS NOT TO FEEL 'PRESSURED' BY SUCH INSTRUCTIONS (TO TAKE FIRST AVAILABLE TXWY) BROUGHT ON BY RAPIDLY APCHING TFC BEHIND ACFT CLRED TO LAND; B) ADVISING CTLRS NOT TO ISSUE SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AT CRITICAL PHASES OF FLT (EG; NEAR TOUCHDOWN).
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.