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Pilot of an small aircraft single engine land training aircraft inadvertently ran off the end of the taxiway at night and hit a runway sign, resulting in damage to the aircraft's propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 256849 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199311 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : x47 |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : yul |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 256849 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I was taxiing at the normal speed after landing and taxi back. On landing, the landing light on the aircraft was inoperative. The taxi lights at flagler airport were also inoperative. Due to the poor lighting I misjudged the taxiway and taxied into the runway sign.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND TRAINING ACFT INADVERTENTLY RAN OFF THE END OF THE TXWY AT NIGHT AND HIT A RWY SIGN, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT'S PROP.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING AT THE NORMAL SPD AFTER LNDG AND TAXI BACK. ON LNDG, THE LNDG LIGHT ON THE ACFT WAS INOP. THE TAXI LIGHTS AT FLAGLER ARPT WERE ALSO INOP. DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTING I MISJUDGED THE TXWY AND TAXIED INTO THE RWY SIGN.
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.