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Tower request air taxi cargo turboprop to expedite off runway 17R at first reverse high speed. Misjudged turn and turned back down the runway resulting in right propeller strike on runway edge lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347428 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| 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 taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 347428 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While expediting for den tower controller, who made numerous requests to exit runway 17R at the first reverse high speed (rhs), a propeller strike occurred. Misjudging the runway edge for the rhs, a turn back down the runway was made. The right propeller was close to the runway edge lights. Upon turnoff on the rhs, right engine was shut down. When parked at the cargo ramp, propeller damage was idented and a propeller strike was deduced from the previous events. Factors resulting in propeller strike are the following: 1) numerous requests to expedite. 2) inadequate rhs identify lights. 3) subsequent right landing light failure (after touchdown). 4) pilot trying to accommodate tower controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR REQUEST AIR TAXI CARGO TURBOPROP TO EXPEDITE OFF RWY 17R AT FIRST REVERSE HIGH SPD. MISJUDGED TURN AND TURNED BACK DOWN THE RWY RESULTING IN R PROP STRIKE ON RWY EDGE LIGHTS.
Narrative: WHILE EXPEDITING FOR DEN TWR CTLR, WHO MADE NUMEROUS REQUESTS TO EXIT RWY 17R AT THE FIRST REVERSE HIGH SPD (RHS), A PROP STRIKE OCCURRED. MISJUDGING THE RWY EDGE FOR THE RHS, A TURN BACK DOWN THE RWY WAS MADE. THE R PROP WAS CLOSE TO THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS. UPON TURNOFF ON THE RHS, R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. WHEN PARKED AT THE CARGO RAMP, PROP DAMAGE WAS IDENTED AND A PROP STRIKE WAS DEDUCED FROM THE PREVIOUS EVENTS. FACTORS RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1) NUMEROUS REQUESTS TO EXPEDITE. 2) INADEQUATE RHS IDENT LIGHTS. 3) SUBSEQUENT R LNDG LIGHT FAILURE (AFTER TOUCHDOWN). 4) PLT TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE TWR CTLR.
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.