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Small aircraft pilot reported propeller damage due to contact with a runway end light while taxiing onto runway 33 at pga. Pilot suggested better signage and markings would be appropriate to avoid future occurrences.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1492250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PGA.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 600 Flight Crew Type 206 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
When entering runway 33 for takeoff; I attempted to turn right into the displaced threshold area so as to use the full runway length. I was not expecting the raised runway end lights to extend ten feet into the runway; and was unable to see them over the cowling. My wooden prop struck the innermost light; destroying the prop. In retrospect; the chevron stripes on the area where I was attempting to taxi did not indicate a displaced threshold; but some kind of no taxi area which I had never encountered in 35 years of flying. There should be a warning sign there; or recessed end lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Small aircraft pilot reported propeller damage due to contact with a runway end light while taxiing onto Runway 33 at PGA. Pilot suggested better signage and markings would be appropriate to avoid future occurrences.
Narrative: When entering Runway 33 for takeoff; I attempted to turn right into the displaced threshold area so as to use the full runway length. I was not expecting the raised runway end lights to extend ten feet into the runway; and was unable to see them over the cowling. My wooden prop struck the innermost light; destroying the prop. In retrospect; the chevron stripes on the area where I was attempting to taxi did not indicate a displaced threshold; but some kind of no taxi area which I had never encountered in 35 years of flying. There should be a warning sign there; or recessed end lights.
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.