Narrative:

On 12/thur/89 at night, I was taxiing on the ramp at kwn after landing, when I taxied into a pile of boxed dry goods, resulting in a propeller strike. Please use the accompanied diagram. The following is the sequence of events after landing on runway 04. While I back-taxied toward the ramp aircraft Y taxied into the position shown, as did aircraft Z. Both turned their taxi lights off. When taxiing off of the runway I was immediately negatively affected by the floodlight shining down into the cockpit of my aircraft. Due to the floodlight I could not see forward of the aircraft, but I could see laterally to the left. I continued taxiing past aircraft Z on my right. Cargo a and cargo B on my left and had begun to tower to the right when I struck cargo C. I made the mistake of assuming cargo C would have been in line with cargo a and B. My not seeing cargo C was compounded adversely by the lack of visibility caused by the floodlight. Upon striking cargo C I rapidly reduced the throttle to idle and pulled the mixture to off. After surveying the damage to the cargo and making sure there were no injuries to anyone in the vicinity, I performed a thorough preflight and runup, and flew the aircraft to bethel. Supplemental information from acn 132088: I was informed that pilot had a propeller strike at ramp. The pilot failed to notify company as required by company operations manual. He proceeded to fly the aircraft back to bethel with open maintenance squawk of propeller strike. The pilot has been reprimanded and suspended from flight status until recurrent training and a check ride. Pilot's statement: he checked for visible damage and when he found none he thought that aircraft was safe to fly back part 91. Maintenance checked aircraft and found broken propeller lock allowing 1 blade to turn in hub. We feel pilot showed lack of good judgement in electing to fly the aircraft back to bethel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN ATX OPERATION HITS GND OBJECT DURING A LIMITED VISION TAXI IN. ILLEGALLY FLIES ACFT AWAY AFTER A CURSORY INSPECTION WITHOUT A LOG BOOK ENTRY OR WRITE OFF.

Narrative: ON 12/THUR/89 AT NIGHT, I WAS TAXIING ON THE RAMP AT KWN AFTER LNDG, WHEN I TAXIED INTO A PILE OF BOXED DRY GOODS, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. PLEASE USE THE ACCOMPANIED DIAGRAM. THE FOLLOWING IS THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AFTER LNDG ON RWY 04. WHILE I BACK-TAXIED TOWARD THE RAMP ACFT Y TAXIED INTO THE POS SHOWN, AS DID ACFT Z. BOTH TURNED THEIR TAXI LIGHTS OFF. WHEN TAXIING OFF OF THE RWY I WAS IMMEDIATELY NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THE FLOODLIGHT SHINING DOWN INTO THE COCKPIT OF MY ACFT. DUE TO THE FLOODLIGHT I COULD NOT SEE FORWARD OF THE ACFT, BUT I COULD SEE LATERALLY TO THE LEFT. I CONTINUED TAXIING PAST ACFT Z ON MY RIGHT. CARGO A AND CARGO B ON MY LEFT AND HAD BEGUN TO TWR TO THE RIGHT WHEN I STRUCK CARGO C. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF ASSUMING CARGO C WOULD HAVE BEEN IN LINE WITH CARGO A AND B. MY NOT SEEING CARGO C WAS COMPOUNDED ADVERSELY BY THE LACK OF VISIBILITY CAUSED BY THE FLOODLIGHT. UPON STRIKING CARGO C I RAPIDLY REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND PULLED THE MIXTURE TO OFF. AFTER SURVEYING THE DAMAGE TO THE CARGO AND MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE IN THE VICINITY, I PERFORMED A THOROUGH PREFLT AND RUNUP, AND FLEW THE ACFT TO BETHEL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 132088: I WAS INFORMED THAT PLT HAD A PROP STRIKE AT RAMP. THE PLT FAILED TO NOTIFY COMPANY AS REQUIRED BY COMPANY OPS MANUAL. HE PROCEEDED TO FLY THE ACFT BACK TO BETHEL WITH OPEN MAINT SQUAWK OF PROP STRIKE. THE PLT HAS BEEN REPRIMANDED AND SUSPENDED FROM FLT STATUS UNTIL RECURRENT TRNING AND A CHK RIDE. PLT'S STATEMENT: HE CHKED FOR VISIBLE DAMAGE AND WHEN HE FOUND NONE HE THOUGHT THAT ACFT WAS SAFE TO FLY BACK PART 91. MAINT CHKED ACFT AND FOUND BROKEN PROP LOCK ALLOWING 1 BLADE TO TURN IN HUB. WE FEEL PLT SHOWED LACK OF GOOD JUDGEMENT IN ELECTING TO FLY THE ACFT BACK TO BETHEL.

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.