A PA34-200 seneca atx pilot taxies off the taxiway at hxd, sc. Aircraft ends up spending the night i...

Attributes
ACN	418671
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hxd airport : hxd
State Reference	SC
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-34-200T Turbo Seneca II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1350 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	418671
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on taxi from an FBO, the windows became very foggy. Since my passenger were in a hurry to get home, I elected to continue/taxi. I missed taxiway C and ended up in a ditch. There was absolutely no damage to the aircraft. I had to wait until morning to get a tug to push me out. Never will I ever taxi without perfectly clean windshields again!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34-200 SENECA ATX PLT TAXIES OFF THE TXWY AT HXD, SC. ACFT ENDS UP SPENDING THE NIGHT IN A DITCH.

Narrative: WHILE ON TAXI FROM AN FBO, THE WINDOWS BECAME VERY FOGGY. SINCE MY PAX WERE IN A HURRY TO GET HOME, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE/TAXI. I MISSED TXWY C AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MORNING TO GET A TUG TO PUSH ME OUT. NEVER WILL I EVER TAXI WITHOUT PERFECTLY CLEAN WINDSHIELDS AGAIN!

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.

A PA34-200 seneca atx pilot taxies off the taxiway at hxd, sc. Aircraft ends up spending the night in a ditch.