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A PA28-140 pilot taxies his aircraft off the taxiway at hef, va, in a night operation. Propeller strike occurs as a side event. Reporter cites his inoperative landing light and high growth around the taxiway lights as contributing causes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411928 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hef |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 71 |
| ASRS Report | 411928 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
As I landed, I noticed the landing light was inoperative. I landed ok and was proceeding down the runway toward taxiway B1. I had a hard time seeing the taxi lights due to the high grass at the airport. I pulled off the runway at taxiway B1 and accidentally taxied into the grass, causing the nose to get pulled into the mud causing the propeller to hit the ground. I realized I should have stopped completely and asked the tower for assistance. I feel it was partly the lighting at the airport and my negligence in taxiing without a landing or taxi light that was operable. At this point the lighting at the airport is being looked into. I should have stopped completely and asked for assistance in taxiing. I ended up getting towed out of the mud back to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28-140 PLT TAXIES HIS ACFT OFF THE TXWY AT HEF, VA, IN A NIGHT OP. PROP STRIKE OCCURS AS A SIDE EVENT. RPTR CITES HIS INOP LNDG LIGHT AND HIGH GROWTH AROUND THE TXWY LIGHTS AS CONTRIBUTING CAUSES.
Narrative: AS I LANDED, I NOTICED THE LNDG LIGHT WAS INOP. I LANDED OK AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE RWY TOWARD TXWY B1. I HAD A HARD TIME SEEING THE TAXI LIGHTS DUE TO THE HIGH GRASS AT THE ARPT. I PULLED OFF THE RWY AT TXWY B1 AND ACCIDENTALLY TAXIED INTO THE GRASS, CAUSING THE NOSE TO GET PULLED INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE PROP TO HIT THE GND. I REALIZED I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND ASKED THE TWR FOR ASSISTANCE. I FEEL IT WAS PARTLY THE LIGHTING AT THE ARPT AND MY NEGLIGENCE IN TAXIING WITHOUT A LNDG OR TAXI LIGHT THAT WAS OPERABLE. AT THIS POINT THE LIGHTING AT THE ARPT IS BEING LOOKED INTO. I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE IN TAXIING. I ENDED UP GETTING TOWED OUT OF THE MUD BACK TO PARKING.
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.