Small transport turning off runway at center taxiway struck runway light.

Attributes
ACN	119285
Time
Date	198908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mth
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	119285
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Upon landing and rollout on runway 07 at marathon, fl (mth), captain slowed to almost a complete stop and initiated a turn off onto next to the last taxiway exit. As he completed the turn. I warned the captain of a runway light which is situated in the center of the exit. He said he did not see it then, nor had he ever seen it before. In any event, he proceeded slowly and we believed that we would clear it. We heard a dull thud and we thought it was the nose gear brushing the light. When we shut down at the gate, we realized what had happened. This light is a hazard. It should be a flush mount type.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT TURNING OFF RWY AT CENTER TXWY STRUCK RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AND ROLLOUT ON RWY 07 AT MARATHON, FL (MTH), CAPT SLOWED TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND INITIATED A TURN OFF ONTO NEXT TO THE LAST TXWY EXIT. AS HE COMPLETED THE TURN. I WARNED THE CAPT OF A RWY LIGHT WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE CENTER OF THE EXIT. HE SAID HE DID NOT SEE IT THEN, NOR HAD HE EVER SEEN IT BEFORE. IN ANY EVENT, HE PROCEEDED SLOWLY AND WE BELIEVED THAT WE WOULD CLEAR IT. WE HEARD A DULL THUD AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE NOSE GEAR BRUSHING THE LIGHT. WHEN WE SHUT DOWN AT THE GATE, WE REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THIS LIGHT IS A HAZARD. IT SHOULD BE A FLUSH MOUNT TYPE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.