# Incident 19950406010989I: Hirt Mark Robert TRIO, Tucson, AZ, April 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1995, 09:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100HA-1997-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hirt Mark Robert TRIO (registry code 05624BH, https://openairdocs.org/model/hirt-mark-robert-trio) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406010989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: I WILL SIMPLY START WITH THE CLEARANCE TO TAXI. I WAS AT THE SPIRIT AVIATION HOLDING SHORT OF TAXIWAY "D". I WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO 11L & HOLD. SOME WHERE ABOUT HERE I THINK I ADVISED "UNFAMILIAR". I TAXIED DOWN "D" TO THE HOLD AREA & STOPPED. FOUR F-16'S WERE LANDING. AFTER GOING TO THE TOWER FREQUENCY I WAS CLEARED ON TO THE ACTIVE & HOLD. AS I WANTED THE JET WASH & WING TURBULENCE TO BE WELL SUBSIDED I CALLED FOR A DELAY. I DON'T THINK THE TOWER QUITE UNDERSTOOD & HE SAID THE FIGHTER WOULD CLEAR THE R/W IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I SLOWLY TAXIED ON TO THE R/W & HELD AGAIN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. I ADDED POWER TO GO. IT WAS A GOOD STRAIGHT RUN. AS I GLANCED AT THE AIR SPEED (60-65 MPH IS THIS A/C'S ROTATION SPEED) IT SHOWED IN THE 50'S, AS I LOOKED BACK AT THE RUNWAY I SAW A DARK CABLE PASS UNDER THE NOSE OF THE A/C IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER THE NOSE OF THE A/C DROPPED TOWARD THE R/W & I HEARD & FELT THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE R/W SURFACE. I THROTTLED BACK & AS I HAD THE A/C UNDER CONTROL (& IT WAS SLOWING) I SLOWLY EASED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING & TURNING. I PULLED THE MIXTURE BACK & A FEW SECONDS LATER TURNED THE MAGNETO SWITCHES OFF. I CALLED THE TOWER. I FORGET MY EXACT WORDS BUT TOLD THEM I HAD A PROBLEM. AS THE A/C NORMALLY SITS LOW I DON'T THINK THEY ANALYZED THE SITUATION FOR SHORT (DPT) PERIOD OF TIME. I CHECKED ALL SWITCHES OFF & EXITED THE PLANE, THEN GOT MY PASSENGER (WIFE) OUT. WE MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE R/W, JUST IN CASE. THE FIRE TRUCKS, POLICE, ETC. ARRIVED & SECURED THE SITE. THEY WERE QUITE EFFICIENT. THAT'S THE CRUX OF THE INCIDENT. THIS IS A GOOD SIMULATION, BUT FOR EXACT WORDING, TIMES, ETC., I SUGGEST YOU REVIEW THE TOWER TAPES. END. END

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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