MINOR TAXI ACCIDENT.
Synopsis
MINOR TAXI ACCIDENT.
Narrative
THIS EVENT HAPPENED WHILE SPECIAL RULES WERE IN EFFECT AT PSP DURING A CONVENTION. I WAS TALKING TO CLRNC DELIVERY ATTEMPTING TO GET A CLRNC OUT OF THE TRSA WHEN MY PROP AND SPINNER WERE HIT BY AN ACFT THAT WAS PROCEEDING SBOUND ON TXWY E AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD. I HAD ONE HAND ON THE PUSH-TO-TALK SWITCH AND THE OTHER WAS HOLDING PENCIL TO COPY CLRNC. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO 'DUCK.' I ASSUME THAT THE ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE RWYS. INITIALLY; ACFT WERE DEPARTING ON RWY 13L. FORTUNATELY; WHEN I PULLED MY ACFT OFF GRAVEL ONTO BLACK TOP; I HAD 'COCKED' ANGLE OF ACFT SLIGHTLY TO PROCEED TO TKOF END OF RWY 13L. THE OTHER ACFT PASSED UP TAXIING TO RWY 13L; WHEN THE RWY DIRECTION WAS CHANGED TO RWY 31R HE TAXIED BACK. PROBABLY UNHAPPY ABOUT GOING BACK TO WHERE HE STARTED FROM THE L TIP OF HIS WING HT MY SPINNER/PROP BUT THE ANGLE WAS SUCH THAT ESSENTIALLY NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED! SINCE I WAS TALKING TO CLRNC AT THE TIME; I RPTED EVENT AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT OTHER ACFT (TO INSPECT FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE). ARPT POLICE TOOK STATEMENTS; GOT MECH TO LOOK AT ACFT; ETC. DUE TO SPECIAL PROCS; PARKING WAS PERMITTED ON TXWY E AND NO REQUIREMENT FOR TALKING TO GND WAS NECESSARY FOR TAXIING. QUESTION IS HOW TO AVOID SIT IN FIRST PLACE? WIND WAS 'LIGHT' MAYBE ACFT COULD HAVE DEPARTED ON RWY 13R SAFELY AND NOT HAVE TO TAXI A LONG WAY BACK.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.