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Excursion from taxiway. PA31-350 atx pilot hits taxi light during landing procedure rollout transitioning to a taxiing traffic event in a night operation. Landing traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353638 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : geg |
| State Reference | WA |
| 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 | PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 353638 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 21 at geg I was cleared to taxi to parking. I turned left from runway centerline at what I believed was the entrance to intersection F. This intersection is defined by a blue taxiway light at the east and west edges, and there is a white light in the middle of entrance. I was looking at what I thought was the blue taxiway light on the west edge of intersection, and the white light in the middle. As I came closer to the lights I realized that I was actually still east of the entrance and was looking at a runway edge light (white) and the blue taxiway light at the east edge of the intersection. I came to a complete stop, and began a slow turn to the right to return to the runway centerline. As I turned, the left propeller struck the white runway edge light, damaging all 3 blades of the propeller. This incident could have been avoided if I had remained on the runway centerline until I intercepted the lead in stripe for intersection F, and had not relied on a faulty visual cue (lights).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXCURSION FROM TXWY. PA31-350 ATX PLT HITS TAXI LIGHT DURING LNDG PROC ROLLOUT TRANSITIONING TO A TAXIING TFC EVENT IN A NIGHT OP. LNDG TFC.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 21 AT GEG I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO PARKING. I TURNED L FROM RWY CTRLINE AT WHAT I BELIEVED WAS THE ENTRANCE TO INTXN F. THIS INTXN IS DEFINED BY A BLUE TXWY LIGHT AT THE E AND W EDGES, AND THERE IS A WHITE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ENTRANCE. I WAS LOOKING AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE BLUE TXWY LIGHT ON THE W EDGE OF INTXN, AND THE WHITE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. AS I CAME CLOSER TO THE LIGHTS I REALIZED THAT I WAS ACTUALLY STILL E OF THE ENTRANCE AND WAS LOOKING AT A RWY EDGE LIGHT (WHITE) AND THE BLUE TXWY LIGHT AT THE E EDGE OF THE INTXN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND BEGAN A SLOW TURN TO THE R TO RETURN TO THE RWY CTRLINE. AS I TURNED, THE L PROP STRUCK THE WHITE RWY EDGE LIGHT, DAMAGING ALL 3 BLADES OF THE PROP. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD REMAINED ON THE RWY CTRLINE UNTIL I INTERCEPTED THE LEAD IN STRIPE FOR INTXN F, AND HAD NOT RELIED ON A FAULTY VISUAL CUE (LIGHTS).
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.