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PA34 pilot taxies off hard surface into a ditch, damaging his right propeller. He was on an unlit section of the airport at night, in the rain. Pilot had 400 hours, 60 hours in type.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384306 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 384306 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure 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 |
Narrative:
While taxiing in preparation for takeoff, on a dark, rainy night in an unlighted part of airport, right wheel went into a ditch causing a propeller strike. Propeller damaged. No other part of aircraft affected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA34 PLT TAXIES OFF HARD SURFACE INTO A DITCH, DAMAGING HIS R PROP. HE WAS ON AN UNLIT SECTION OF THE ARPT AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN. PLT HAD 400 HRS, 60 HRS IN TYPE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN PREPARATION FOR TKOF, ON A DARK, RAINY NIGHT IN AN UNLIGHTED PART OF ARPT, R WHEEL WENT INTO A DITCH CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. PROP DAMAGED. NO OTHER PART OF ACFT AFFECTED.
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.