Pilot of small transport twin taxiing hit runway light.

Attributes
ACN	145659
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alo
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	145659
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe 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
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Due to aircraft in front waiting for some reason, tower allowed me to turn around and taxi north on 36 and back-taxi into position on runway 6 (which was my intended runway for departure). As I was beginning to turn from runway 36 to runway 6, my left propeller struck a runway light that was on the concrete at the intersection of runway 36/runway 6. Contributing factor was the placement of this approximately 24' tall light. Most airport have all runway/taxiway lights on the grass. All other lights at alo are also in the grass. This was the only light that was on the concrete portion. During taxi, I was clearing the approachs to runway 6/24 and simply didn't see the light until it was too late. I feel this is an unusual placement for a light, and was not expecting one to be there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT TWIN TAXIING HIT RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: DUE TO ACFT IN FRONT WAITING FOR SOME REASON, TWR ALLOWED ME TO TURN AROUND AND TAXI N ON 36 AND BACK-TAXI INTO POS ON RWY 6 (WHICH WAS MY INTENDED RWY FOR DEP). AS I WAS BEGINNING TO TURN FROM RWY 36 TO RWY 6, MY LEFT PROP STRUCK A RWY LIGHT THAT WAS ON THE CONCRETE AT THE INTXN OF RWY 36/RWY 6. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PLACEMENT OF THIS APPROX 24' TALL LIGHT. MOST ARPT HAVE ALL RWY/TXWY LIGHTS ON THE GRASS. ALL OTHER LIGHTS AT ALO ARE ALSO IN THE GRASS. THIS WAS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT WAS ON THE CONCRETE PORTION. DURING TAXI, I WAS CLRING THE APCHS TO RWY 6/24 AND SIMPLY DIDN'T SEE THE LIGHT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I FEEL THIS IS AN UNUSUAL PLACEMENT FOR A LIGHT, AND WAS NOT EXPECTING ONE TO BE THERE.

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.