SMA MAKES INTXN TKOF AT UNCTLED FIELD. IS HIT FROM REAR ON TKOF ROLL.

1992-12 · NASA ASRS report 229258

Date: 1992-12 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear · Phase: takeoff

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|conflict-nmac|other-unspecified

Synopsis

SMA MAKES INTXN TKOF AT UNCTLED FIELD. IS HIT FROM REAR ON TKOF ROLL.

Narrative

I ARRIVED STORMVILLE ARPT; STORMVILLE; NY. SINGLE ENG SMA; NO WIND CONDITION AND CAVU. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT; OFF THE RWY FOR A FEW MOMENTS. RETURNED FOR TKOF ON AN ACCESS STRIP WHICH INTERSECTS THE ACTIVE AT R ANGLE AND IS ABOUT MID FIELD. NORMAL RUN UP; ANNOUNCED I WAS LEAVING ON RWY 6; TOOK THE ACTIVE; RAN ABOUT 20 FT AND WAS HIT REAR CTR ON RUDDER AND FIN. STUDENT PLT SAID HE SAW ME AT INTXN AS HE TURNED ONTO FINAL. I HEARD NO RADIO FROM HIM; HE RPTS HE HEARD NONE FROM ME. A MORE EXPERIENCED PLT WOULD HAVE GONE AROUND OR LANDED ALONG SIDE. I BELIEVE LOW SUNLIGHT AT THIS TIME OF DAY MAY HAVE CAUSED MY NOT SEEING HIM; AS I CLRED THE AREA PRIOR TO TAKING THE ACTIVE. I DEPARTED ON RWY 24 A SHORT TIME LATER WITH AN AIRLINE CAPT IN A TWIN AND HE REMARKED THAT RWY WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. I WOULD RECOMMEND NO INTXN TKOFS AT THESE NON CTLED FIELDS. 2 PLTS HEARD MY XMISSION ANNOUNCING MY ENTRY ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY. A VERY RECENT SNOWFALL AND FACT THAT ACFT WAS WHITE MAY HAVE HINDERED SEEING APCHING ACFT.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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