PA31 pilot strikes taxiway lights at chs.

Attributes
ACN	428006
Time
Date	199902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	428006
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Knocked out 2 runway lights when taxiing from an FBO to runway 33. Cut corner too short, did not see protruding blue runway lights when making a right oblique turn and ran over lights, breaking 2.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA31 PLT STRIKES TXWY LIGHTS AT CHS.

Narrative: KNOCKED OUT 2 RWY LIGHTS WHEN TAXIING FROM AN FBO TO RWY 33. CUT CORNER TOO SHORT, DID NOT SEE PROTRUDING BLUE RWY LIGHTS WHEN MAKING A R OBLIQUE TURN AND RAN OVER LIGHTS, BREAKING 2.

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.