Propeller strike while taxiing for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	278138
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1610 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	278138
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As I began my 18TH duty hour for my second employer, I received my clearance from clearance delivery, and contacted ground for taxi clearance to the active runway. I began taxiing outbound, deciding to set up the radios and everything while taxiing outbound. I began following the centerline lighting, which soon ended. At this point, while I was diverting my attention between setting up frequencys, radials, transponder codes, etc, and focusing farther down the long dark straight taxiway than maybe I should have, I apparently inadvertently veered too far to the right and felt a bump. I then steered to the left and continued taxiing. I told ground that I needed to shut down because it felt like one of my tires were too low. After inspection I found that the right tire was almost half deflated and I looked at the propeller only to notice that 1 of the 2 blades had been struck. I started up again and told ground that I needed to taxi back to the ramp, at which point I shut the plane down and contacted my company.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF.

Narrative: AS I BEGAN MY 18TH DUTY HR FOR MY SECOND EMPLOYER, I RECEIVED MY CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY, AND CONTACTED GND FOR TAXI CLRNC TO THE ACTIVE RWY. I BEGAN TAXIING OUTBOUND, DECIDING TO SET UP THE RADIOS AND EVERYTHING WHILE TAXIING OUTBOUND. I BEGAN FOLLOWING THE CTRLINE LIGHTING, WHICH SOON ENDED. AT THIS POINT, WHILE I WAS DIVERTING MY ATTN BTWN SETTING UP FREQS, RADIALS, XPONDER CODES, ETC, AND FOCUSING FARTHER DOWN THE LONG DARK STRAIGHT TXWY THAN MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE, I APPARENTLY INADVERTENTLY VEERED TOO FAR TO THE R AND FELT A BUMP. I THEN STEERED TO THE L AND CONTINUED TAXIING. I TOLD GND THAT I NEEDED TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE ONE OF MY TIRES WERE TOO LOW. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE R TIRE WAS ALMOST HALF DEFLATED AND I LOOKED AT THE PROP ONLY TO NOTICE THAT 1 OF THE 2 BLADES HAD BEEN STRUCK. I STARTED UP AGAIN AND TOLD GND THAT I NEEDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP, AT WHICH POINT I SHUT THE PLANE DOWN AND CONTACTED MY COMPANY.

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.