A piper PA34 pilot struck a taxiway light with the left propeller while taxiing at cae.

Attributes
ACN	454821
Time
Date	199911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cae.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	454821
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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 Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was taxiing to another location on the airport (cae). My windshield got fogged up and a lot of condensation occurred from the outside. I was on the yellow line taxiing, but I missed a turn to the left and kept on going straight, which caused the aircraft to go over the grass and my left propeller hit a taxi light. The damage was only on 1 propeller -- no other damage occurred. I should have immediately stopped the plane (a PA34 200T), opened the door and looked outside, or maybe come to a full stop, stopped the engines and went outside to wipe the windshields. I did dry the windshields well before taxiing and my taxi speed was slow -- a brisk walk. While I was looking for the yellow line, is when this happened. It happened too fast and I regret so much not coming to a full stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA34 PLT STRUCK A TXWY LIGHT WITH THE L PROP WHILE TAXIING AT CAE.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON THE ARPT (CAE). MY WINDSHIELD GOT FOGGED UP AND A LOT OF CONDENSATION OCCURRED FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WAS ON THE YELLOW LINE TAXIING, BUT I MISSED A TURN TO THE L AND KEPT ON GOING STRAIGHT, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO GO OVER THE GRASS AND MY L PROP HIT A TAXI LIGHT. THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY ON 1 PROP -- NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED. I SHOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE PLANE (A PA34 200T), OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED OUTSIDE, OR MAYBE COME TO A FULL STOP, STOPPED THE ENGS AND WENT OUTSIDE TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELDS. I DID DRY THE WINDSHIELDS WELL BEFORE TAXIING AND MY TAXI SPD WAS SLOW -- A BRISK WALK. WHILE I WAS LOOKING FOR THE YELLOW LINE, IS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED TOO FAST AND I REGRET SO MUCH NOT COMING TO A FULL STOP.

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.