Propeller damage from foreign object. Reporter believes the FOD was loose asphalt.

Attributes
ACN	338610
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wst
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	338610
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Wst, ri, runup area runway 7. Propeller strike while running up engine most likely a piece of loose asphalt. Propeller damage (asphalt in poor condition entire airport). Aircraft left at wst until propeller can be fixed or replaced if needed. Airport should be repaired to prevent further aircraft damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP DAMAGE FROM FOREIGN OBJECT. RPTR BELIEVES THE FOD WAS LOOSE ASPHALT.

Narrative: WST, RI, RUNUP AREA RWY 7. PROP STRIKE WHILE RUNNING UP ENG MOST LIKELY A PIECE OF LOOSE ASPHALT. PROP DAMAGE (ASPHALT IN POOR CONDITION ENTIRE ARPT). ACFT LEFT AT WST UNTIL PROP CAN BE FIXED OR REPLACED IF NEEDED. ARPT SHOULD BE REPAIRED TO PREVENT FURTHER ACFT DAMAGE.

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.