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Controller report reference lack of taxiway lighting and aircraft which exited taxiway into a field. Had to shutdown, push back onto pavement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 224766 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : olm |
| State Reference | WA |
| 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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller military : 3 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 224766 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
No field lighting is available at olm airport after exiting the primary runway. During sunset, taxiways and secondary runway not visible from the tower. Pilot taxied off the taxiways into a field, had to shut down and push himself back onto a paved surface. No damage or injury reported. He appeared to be taxiing too fast for being unfamiliar to airport and in dark conditions on the unlit taxiways. I think airport management could improve field lighting to prevent recurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR RPT REF LACK OF TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND ACFT WHICH EXITED TAXIWAY INTO A FIELD. HAD TO SHUTDOWN, PUSH BACK ONTO PAVEMENT.
Narrative: NO FIELD LIGHTING IS AVAILABLE AT OLM ARPT AFTER EXITING THE PRIMARY RWY. DURING SUNSET, TAXIWAYS AND SECONDARY RWY NOT VISIBLE FROM THE TWR. PLT TAXIED OFF THE TAXIWAYS INTO A FIELD, HAD TO SHUT DOWN AND PUSH HIMSELF BACK ONTO A PAVED SURFACE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY RPTED. HE APPEARED TO BE TAXIING TOO FAST FOR BEING UNFAMILIAR TO ARPT AND IN DARK CONDITIONS ON THE UNLIT TAXIWAYS. I THINK ARPT MGMNT COULD IMPROVE FIELD LIGHTING TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.
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.