Pilot of an small transport sel turboprop air carrier aircraft inadvertently taxied into a taxiway l...

Attributes
ACN	251619
Time
Date	199309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mic airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	251619
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

XA08Z called ground control. Requested taxi to runway 19R. Was told that due to traffic I would have to use runway 1L tonight. Taxi to runway 1L via taxiway a. XA12Z sbound on taxiway a, almost abeam A-8 highspd taxi for runway 19R (reverse highspd for runway 1L). Ground: 'if you can take an intersection departure turn at the next taxiway and call tower immediately -- they want to try to get you out before an arrival on a 5 mi final.' they had previously indicated that there was substantial traffic in line for runway 1L (landing traffic). XA13Z I saw: the taxiway widened, an apparent break in the taxiway lights, the A-8 taxiway sign. Due in part to residual dew and mist on the windshield (especially near the center spar), and other supporting visual cues, I 'saw' what I was looking for, the turnoff for A-8. When I saw grass ahead of me in the beam of my taxi light, I immediately started a turn back to the left (to the center of taxiway a). I never saw the light prior to impact. I immediately told ground control that I would be taxiing back to the ramp. XA15Z while taxiing in, called ramp to request a marshaller and indicated that I would not be able to fly tonight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT SEL TURBOPROP ACR ACFT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO A TXWY LIGHT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND TERMINATING THE FLT.

Narrative: XA08Z CALLED GND CTL. REQUESTED TAXI TO RWY 19R. WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO TFC I WOULD HAVE TO USE RWY 1L TONIGHT. TAXI TO RWY 1L VIA TXWY A. XA12Z SBOUND ON TXWY A, ALMOST ABEAM A-8 HIGHSPD TAXI FOR RWY 19R (REVERSE HIGHSPD FOR RWY 1L). GND: 'IF YOU CAN TAKE AN INTXN DEP TURN AT THE NEXT TXWY AND CALL TWR IMMEDIATELY -- THEY WANT TO TRY TO GET YOU OUT BEFORE AN ARR ON A 5 MI FINAL.' THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL TFC IN LINE FOR RWY 1L (LNDG TFC). XA13Z I SAW: THE TXWY WIDENED, AN APPARENT BREAK IN THE TXWY LIGHTS, THE A-8 TXWY SIGN. DUE IN PART TO RESIDUAL DEW AND MIST ON THE WINDSHIELD (ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CTR SPAR), AND OTHER SUPPORTING VISUAL CUES, I 'SAW' WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, THE TURNOFF FOR A-8. WHEN I SAW GRASS AHEAD OF ME IN THE BEAM OF MY TAXI LIGHT, I IMMEDIATELY STARTED A TURN BACK TO THE L (TO THE CTR OF TXWY A). I NEVER SAW THE LIGHT PRIOR TO IMPACT. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD GND CTL THAT I WOULD BE TAXIING BACK TO THE RAMP. XA15Z WHILE TAXIING IN, CALLED RAMP TO REQUEST A MARSHALLER AND INDICATED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FLY TONIGHT.

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.

Pilot of an small transport sel turboprop air carrier aircraft inadvertently taxied into a taxiway light resulting in damage to the propeller and terminating the flight.