Light transport commuter propeller hits taxiway light en route to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	291236
Time
Date	199412
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : plb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
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 carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4350 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	291236
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at plattsburgh, clinton county airport. The captain taxiing turned a corner too tight and the right propeller hit a taxi light. Fortunately, very minor damage occurred. Contributing factors: snowy txwys, partially obscured taxi lights, first officer calling 'on' and 'in' times. Jotting times down, captain failed to maintain taxi centerline. Solutions: first officer should not perform paperwork while aircraft is in motion. That would have prevented the captain's mishap.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT COMMUTER PROP HITS TXWY LIGHT ENRTE TO THE GATE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT PLATTSBURGH, CLINTON COUNTY ARPT. THE CAPT TAXIING TURNED A CORNER TOO TIGHT AND THE R PROP HIT A TAXI LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, VERY MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: SNOWY TXWYS, PARTIALLY OBSCURED TAXI LIGHTS, FO CALLING 'ON' AND 'IN' TIMES. JOTTING TIMES DOWN, CAPT FAILED TO MAINTAIN TAXI CTRLINE. SOLUTIONS: FO SHOULD NOT PERFORM PAPERWORK WHILE ACFT IS IN MOTION. THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE CAPT'S MISHAP.

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.