<< >> NASA ASRS Report 340621, June 1996

Pilot of a piper PA30 struck the left propeller on a taxiway light when taxiing for takeoff causing damage to the propeller blades and the taxiway light.

Attributes
ACN	340621
Time
Date	199606
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ybl
State Reference	BC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
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 : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	340621
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing out for departure from campbell river, canada, I turned into the wind for run-up, stopped, made run-up and copied ATC, IFR departure, no tower at campbell river and after run-up I had 6-8 mins to make the takeoff. I started to taxi and saw the taxi light but thought I could taxi over it but no way -- I clipped the top of the light. Campbell radio called me to say it looked as if I had hit the light. I stopped the left engine and looked over the left propeller -- 1 blade was nicked so I started it up and made the on-time departure. When I saw the taxi light, I should have stopped the aircraft and stopped both engines, and hand pushed the aircraft back 5-6 ft, restarted and gone on my way. But no, I had to make that takeoff time! Cost me $935 for the propeller overhaul.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA30 STRUCK THE L PROP ON A TXWY LIGHT WHEN TAXIING FOR TKOF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP BLADES AND THE TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT FOR DEP FROM CAMPBELL RIVER, CANADA, I TURNED INTO THE WIND FOR RUN-UP, STOPPED, MADE RUN-UP AND COPIED ATC, IFR DEP, NO TWR AT CAMPBELL RIVER AND AFTER RUN-UP I HAD 6-8 MINS TO MAKE THE TKOF. I STARTED TO TAXI AND SAW THE TAXI LIGHT BUT THOUGHT I COULD TAXI OVER IT BUT NO WAY -- I CLIPPED THE TOP OF THE LIGHT. CAMPBELL RADIO CALLED ME TO SAY IT LOOKED AS IF I HAD HIT THE LIGHT. I STOPPED THE L ENG AND LOOKED OVER THE L PROP -- 1 BLADE WAS NICKED SO I STARTED IT UP AND MADE THE ON-TIME DEP. WHEN I SAW THE TAXI LIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THE ACFT AND STOPPED BOTH ENGS, AND HAND PUSHED THE ACFT BACK 5-6 FT, RESTARTED AND GONE ON MY WAY. BUT NO, I HAD TO MAKE THAT TKOF TIME! COST ME $935 FOR THE PROP OVERHAUL.

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.