Taxiway excursion. Struck taxiway light. Aircraft damage minimal.

Attributes
ACN	137657
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	137657
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxied through taxiway lamp, knocking out lamp and shearing brake line. Aircraft stopped fully on taxiway. S-turned through lamp because light 'island' was not visible out right side of airplane. Expanse of ramp area that was visible indicated no obstructions, since no unpaved areas were visible to the right. Corrective measures: more extreme s-turns to really clear areas to the right, since they are not easily seen from left seat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TXWY EXCURSION. STRUCK TXWY LIGHT. ACFT DAMAGE MINIMAL.

Narrative: TAXIED THROUGH TXWY LAMP, KNOCKING OUT LAMP AND SHEARING BRAKE LINE. ACFT STOPPED FULLY ON TXWY. S-TURNED THROUGH LAMP BECAUSE LIGHT 'ISLAND' WAS NOT VISIBLE OUT RIGHT SIDE OF AIRPLANE. EXPANSE OF RAMP AREA THAT WAS VISIBLE INDICATED NO OBSTRUCTIONS, SINCE NO UNPAVED AREAS WERE VISIBLE TO THE RIGHT. CORRECTIVE MEASURES: MORE EXTREME S-TURNS TO REALLY CLEAR AREAS TO THE RIGHT, SINCE THEY ARE NOT EASILY SEEN FROM LEFT SEAT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.