PA44 flight instructor reported losing control while taxiing and striking a taxi light due to a dist...

Attributes
ACN	1488839
Time
Date	201710
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 5400 Flight Crew Type 500
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Taxiway

Narrative:

While taxiing I momentarily lost control of aircraft striking a taxi light. No injuries to persons in aircraft or on the ground. Causal factor was divided attention due to windshield which kept fogging up after beginning taxi to runway. Corrective action is to stop when windshield begins fogging and discontinue taxi until clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA44 flight instructor reported losing control while taxiing and striking a taxi light due to a distraction.

Narrative: While taxiing I momentarily lost control of aircraft striking a taxi light. No injuries to persons in aircraft or on the ground. Causal factor was divided attention due to windshield which kept fogging up after beginning taxi to runway. Corrective action is to stop when windshield begins fogging and discontinue taxi until clear.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.