Narrative:

After being cleared for takeoff, I began my taxi from the hold short point towards the runway. Taxiway P is a highspd taxiway for arrs off ont's runway 26L. Therefore, I had to make a hard right turn first, then taxi approximately 150 ft and make a left turn to depart off of runway 26L. The operating conditions were dark, with only taxiway lights, used as my primary means of guidance. The high 'crown' of the taxiway centerline also hampered visibility. As I began my turn to the left towards the departure runway, I saw 2 blue taxiway lights to my far left. The tower also advised me that there was also an airliner on final for my runway. I checked the area ahead of me, and noticed the previously mentioned blue taxiway lights formed an apparent path to the runway. As I began my left turn, and I turned my head to my aircraft's 4 - 5 O'clock position to check on any traffic behind me, before I took position on the runway, I then heard what sounded like glass breaking beneath me. I requested tower's permission to return to the parking ramp. Later, examination by myself, and by others, determined I had apparently taxied into an approximately 12 inch above- surface taxiway light, that was midway between the 2 taxiway lights I used as reference to the runway, and several ft east (in my previous path of travel). Only the outer blue lens of the taxi lights was damaged, the bulb and stand were intact. Examination of the involved light bulb revealed to examiners that the bulb was previously burned out. 1 blade of the aircraft's 3-BLADED propeller incurred minor tip damage. The airport operations personnel replaced the bulb and lens. Reinforced my need for increased awareness when taxiing in and around dark environments, and further to be alert for unexpected hazards.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 ON NIGHT OP WAS CLRED INTO POS RWY 26 FROM TXWY P. USING TXWY LIGHTS MAKING A HARD L TURN ONTO RWY HIT A BURNED OUT TAXI LIGHT. RETURNED TO THE GATE AND FOUND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP TIP AND DAMAGE TO LENS OF TAXI LIGHT.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF, I BEGAN MY TAXI FROM THE HOLD SHORT POINT TOWARDS THE RWY. TXWY P IS A HIGHSPD TXWY FOR ARRS OFF ONT'S RWY 26L. THEREFORE, I HAD TO MAKE A HARD R TURN FIRST, THEN TAXI APPROX 150 FT AND MAKE A L TURN TO DEPART OFF OF RWY 26L. THE OPERATING CONDITIONS WERE DARK, WITH ONLY TXWY LIGHTS, USED AS MY PRIMARY MEANS OF GUIDANCE. THE HIGH 'CROWN' OF THE TXWY CTRLINE ALSO HAMPERED VISIBILITY. AS I BEGAN MY TURN TO THE L TOWARDS THE DEP RWY, I SAW 2 BLUE TXWY LIGHTS TO MY FAR L. THE TWR ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN AIRLINER ON FINAL FOR MY RWY. I CHKED THE AREA AHEAD OF ME, AND NOTICED THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED BLUE TXWY LIGHTS FORMED AN APPARENT PATH TO THE RWY. AS I BEGAN MY L TURN, AND I TURNED MY HEAD TO MY ACFT'S 4 - 5 O'CLOCK POS TO CHK ON ANY TFC BEHIND ME, BEFORE I TOOK POS ON THE RWY, I THEN HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GLASS BREAKING BENEATH ME. I REQUESTED TWR'S PERMISSION TO RETURN TO THE PARKING RAMP. LATER, EXAMINATION BY MYSELF, AND BY OTHERS, DETERMINED I HAD APPARENTLY TAXIED INTO AN APPROX 12 INCH ABOVE- SURFACE TXWY LIGHT, THAT WAS MIDWAY BTWN THE 2 TXWY LIGHTS I USED AS REF TO THE RWY, AND SEVERAL FT E (IN MY PREVIOUS PATH OF TRAVEL). ONLY THE OUTER BLUE LENS OF THE TAXI LIGHTS WAS DAMAGED, THE BULB AND STAND WERE INTACT. EXAMINATION OF THE INVOLVED LIGHT BULB REVEALED TO EXAMINERS THAT THE BULB WAS PREVIOUSLY BURNED OUT. 1 BLADE OF THE ACFT'S 3-BLADED PROP INCURRED MINOR TIP DAMAGE. THE ARPT OPS PERSONNEL REPLACED THE BULB AND LENS. REINFORCED MY NEED FOR INCREASED AWARENESS WHEN TAXIING IN AND AROUND DARK ENVIRONMENTS, AND FURTHER TO BE ALERT FOR UNEXPECTED HAZARDS.

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.