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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grtlks 2T-1A-2 · Burbank, CA · October 1, 2000

Date: October 1, 2000 · 13:30 local
Place: Burbank, CA
Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N44SJ
Reported as: Grtlks 2T1A2
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total250 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N44SJRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2S/N 0752 · Built 1977 Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)A/c was given instructions to taxi to runway eight. When it became apparent he was headed onto the runway, he was told to hold position. His stop was so abrupt that the propeller struck the taxiway. The pilot claims he was told to follow another a/c across the runway. He said the command to stop was so suddent and abrupt he thought the controller saw another a/c approaching close by and he feared a collision might be imminent if he let his a/c even proceed by a little. Rather than save the propeller from damage, he chose to prevent a more dangerous situation by stopping very short. The a/c is owned by the pilot who also bore the cost of repairs. Airman was counseled to increase his situational awareness both outside the cockpit and in radio communications.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A/C WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO RUNWAY EIGHT. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT HE WAS HEADED ONTO THE RUNWAY, HE WAS TOLD TO HOLD POSITION. HIS STOP WAS SO ABRUPT THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT CLAIMS HE WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW ANOTHER A/C ACROSS THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THE COMMAND TO STOP WAS SO SUDDENT AND ABRUPT HE THOUGHT THE CONTROLLER SAW ANOTHER A/C APPROACHING CLOSE BY AND HE FEARED A COLLISION MIGHT BE IMMINENT IF HE LET HIS A/C EVEN PROCEED BY A LITTLE. RATHER THAN SAVE THE PROPELLER FROM DAMAGE, HE CHOSE TO PREVENT A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION BY STOPPING VERY SHORT. THE A/C IS OWNED BY THE PILOT WHO ALSO BORE THE COST OF REPAIRS. AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED TO INCREASE HIS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BOTH OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT AND IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.

Other reports on N44SJ · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950110002809IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Portland, ORNarrative: pilot was taxiing for takeoff. Applied brakes and stood aircraft on nose. Damage to propeller and nose cone. Wind was a tailwind.Jan 10, 1995 · Minor damage Incident 19880303012309IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Hillsboro, ORRight brake grabbed while taxiing. Applied a strong left brake. Aircraft went up on its nose.Mar 3, 1988 · Minor damage Accident 19850616029079ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · North Plains, ORTouched down on third approach with too much airspeed, ran off end of runway into high alfalfa, nosed over.Jun 16, 1985 · Substantial damage