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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 286954 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 | 
| Day | Mon | 
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdt | 
| State Reference | PA | 
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0  | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Daylight | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau | 
| Operator | general aviation : personal | 
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 | 
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other | 
| Function | flight crew : single pilot | 
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private  | 
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1500  | 
| ASRS Report | 286954 | 
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa | 
| Function | controller : ground | 
| Qualification | controller : non radar | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other  | 
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa | 
| Resolutory Action | other | 
| Consequence | other | 
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance | 
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other  | 
Narrative:
After preflight, I wiped all windows off of condensation that had formed overnight. I was taxiing out to the active, going around a corner in the taxiway and a jet in front of me seemed to blow a fog bank into me. I braked in the fog and the tip of the right propeller struck a taxiway light. I notified ground control and taxied to the side, shut down and inspected the airplane. A bent propeller tip was noted whereupon I taxied back to the FBO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT TAXIING HITS TXWY LIGHT.
Narrative: AFTER PREFLT, I WIPED ALL WINDOWS OFF OF CONDENSATION THAT HAD FORMED OVERNIGHT. I WAS TAXIING OUT TO THE ACTIVE, GOING AROUND A CORNER IN THE TXWY AND A JET IN FRONT OF ME SEEMED TO BLOW A FOG BANK INTO ME. I BRAKED IN THE FOG AND THE TIP OF THE R PROP STRUCK A TXWY LIGHT. I NOTIFIED GND CTL AND TAXIED TO THE SIDE, SHUT DOWN AND INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE. A BENT PROP TIP WAS NOTED WHEREUPON I TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO.
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.