Narrative:

Upon landing and exiting the runway onto the taxiway that is marked by a blue light on each side. There is no other taxiway lighting into or around the ramp area. There is a small mercury vapor light at the office area. There was a plane tied down in approximately the middle of the north ramp area. With the intention to taxi behind the tethered plane and park in the lighted area and into the wind next to the office for easier deplaning of patient and parent. The right main gear dropped off the taxiway, prompt up elevator was applied (pulling back on the control wheel) and power was applied to the engine to return to the taxiway which was done with ease. After deplaning patient and parent and getting them to their car and on their way home, returning to the plane grass was observed on the tie-down eye on the bottom of tail section. I got a flashlight for closer examination. There were signs of stress, cracked paint on the right horizontal stabilizer. Operations officer, was called and advised of the situation. It was decided that aircraft was safe to fly back to kansas city. The next morning, in daylight, it was determined that there was more damage than originally thought. At this time, awaiting an adjusters examination to determine steps to get aircraft back into service. There were no dents or impact points on the leading edge or under side as can be seen in photos.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING ACFT WITH POOR TXWY LIGHTS HAS MAIN GEAR LEAVE THE TXWY. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AND EXITING THE RWY ONTO THE TXWY THAT IS MARKED BY A BLUE LIGHT ON EACH SIDE. THERE IS NO OTHER TXWY LIGHTING INTO OR AROUND THE RAMP AREA. THERE IS A SMALL MERCURY VAPOR LIGHT AT THE OFFICE AREA. THERE WAS A PLANE TIED DOWN IN APPROX THE MIDDLE OF THE N RAMP AREA. WITH THE INTENTION TO TAXI BEHIND THE TETHERED PLANE AND PARK IN THE LIGHTED AREA AND INTO THE WIND NEXT TO THE OFFICE FOR EASIER DEPLANING OF PATIENT AND PARENT. THE R MAIN GEAR DROPPED OFF THE TXWY, PROMPT UP ELEVATOR WAS APPLIED (PULLING BACK ON THE CTL WHEEL) AND PWR WAS APPLIED TO THE ENG TO RETURN TO THE TXWY WHICH WAS DONE WITH EASE. AFTER DEPLANING PATIENT AND PARENT AND GETTING THEM TO THEIR CAR AND ON THEIR WAY HOME, RETURNING TO THE PLANE GRASS WAS OBSERVED ON THE TIE-DOWN EYE ON THE BOTTOM OF TAIL SECTION. I GOT A FLASHLIGHT FOR CLOSER EXAMINATION. THERE WERE SIGNS OF STRESS, CRACKED PAINT ON THE R HORIZ STABILIZER. OPS OFFICER, WAS CALLED AND ADVISED OF THE SIT. IT WAS DECIDED THAT ACFT WAS SAFE TO FLY BACK TO KANSAS CITY. THE NEXT MORNING, IN DAYLIGHT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS MORE DAMAGE THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. AT THIS TIME, AWAITING AN ADJUSTERS EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE STEPS TO GET ACFT BACK INTO SVC. THERE WERE NO DENTS OR IMPACT POINTS ON THE LEADING EDGE OR UNDER SIDE AS CAN BE SEEN IN PHOTOS.

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.