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Twin turbo propeller pilot suffers disorientation when lining up on runway edge lights for a night operation takeoff and hits a propeller on the runway edge lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352782 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dal |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 352782 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared for night takeoff. Turned head to check for traffic on final before taking runway. Pulled aircraft on to runway. Mistook edge lighting for centerline lighting. As I tried to line up on lights, noticed they were edge lights. Turned away from lights, returned to ramp. At this time did not know if propeller strike had occurred. Airport personnel confirmed 1 edge light had been struck. Damage to propeller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWIN TURBO PROP PLT SUFFERS DISORIENTATION WHEN LINING UP ON RWY EDGE LIGHTS FOR A NIGHT OP TKOF AND HITS A PROP ON THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS.
Narrative: CLRED FOR NIGHT TKOF. TURNED HEAD TO CHK FOR TFC ON FINAL BEFORE TAKING RWY. PULLED ACFT ON TO RWY. MISTOOK EDGE LIGHTING FOR CTRLINE LIGHTING. AS I TRIED TO LINE UP ON LIGHTS, NOTICED THEY WERE EDGE LIGHTS. TURNED AWAY FROM LIGHTS, RETURNED TO RAMP. AT THIS TIME DID NOT KNOW IF PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURRED. ARPT PERSONNEL CONFIRMED 1 EDGE LIGHT HAD BEEN STRUCK. DAMAGE TO PROP.
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.