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Small aircraft pilot cites inadequate lighting as he taxies ff macadam in parking area at night and damages propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 147450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 2m9 |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 147450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 125 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying into the baxter county airport late at night. I completed the preflight checklist. Everything checked out. As I turned base on runway 5, the landing light burned out. The landing was completed west/O incident, however. I then turned onto the taxiway and headed toward the parking area. As I turned into the parking area, the nose wheel went off the pavement and sank down into the mud, allowing the propeller to strike the edge of the asphalt. Damages included a bent propeller and a cracked back plate for the spinner. I feel that the turnoff for the parking area was not clearly defined and had the taxiway lights been closer to where the asphalt ended, this could have been avoided.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT CITES INADEQUATE LIGHTING AS HE TAXIES FF MACADAM IN PARKING AREA AT NIGHT AND DAMAGES PROPELLER.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING INTO THE BAXTER COUNTY ARPT LATE AT NIGHT. I COMPLETED THE PREFLT CHKLIST. EVERYTHING CHKED OUT. AS I TURNED BASE ON RWY 5, THE LNDG LIGHT BURNED OUT. THE LNDG WAS COMPLETED W/O INCIDENT, HOWEVER. I THEN TURNED ONTO THE TXWY AND HEADED TOWARD THE PARKING AREA. AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING AREA, THE NOSE WHEEL WENT OFF THE PAVEMENT AND SANK DOWN INTO THE MUD, ALLOWING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT. DAMAGES INCLUDED A BENT PROP AND A CRACKED BACK PLATE FOR THE SPINNER. I FEEL THAT THE TURNOFF FOR THE PARKING AREA WAS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED AND HAD THE TXWY LIGHTS BEEN CLOSER TO WHERE THE ASPHALT ENDED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
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.