An small transport, while taxiing, struck a blue taxiway light incurring damage to 1 propeller blade...

Attributes
ACN	359374
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
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 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	359374
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a clean landing at airport, I was asked to taxi across runway 16L and expedite since there was traffic on short final. There is a great deal of construction at airport. There were no green taxiway centerline lights working. I crossed the runway and inadvertently struck a taxiway blue light producing a 1/2 moon the size of a 50 cent piece damage on 1 blade of the propeller. This required a new blade and an engine teardown. I should have refused the clearance and awaited progressive instructions before entering the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT, WHILE TAXIING, STRUCK A BLUE TXWY LIGHT INCURRING DAMAGE TO 1 PROP BLADE.

Narrative: AFTER A CLEAN LNDG AT ARPT, I WAS ASKED TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 16L AND EXPEDITE SINCE THERE WAS TFC ON SHORT FINAL. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CONSTRUCTION AT ARPT. THERE WERE NO GREEN TXWY CTRLINE LIGHTS WORKING. I CROSSED THE RWY AND INADVERTENTLY STRUCK A TXWY BLUE LIGHT PRODUCING A 1/2 MOON THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE DAMAGE ON 1 BLADE OF THE PROP. THIS REQUIRED A NEW BLADE AND AN ENG TEARDOWN. I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE CLRNC AND AWAITED PROGRESSIVE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ENTERING THE RWY.

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.