<< >> NASA ASRS Report 496064, December 2000

A twin engine atx pilot hits a taxiway light when turning too short off a reverse high speed taxiway after landing runway 35L at den, co.

Attributes
ACN	496064
Time
Date	200012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	496064
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway ground encounters other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing on runway 35L at den, I was trying to expedite off the runway and I clipped a taxiway light with the left propeller. The reverse high speed taxiway was where it happened and I believe that they are extremely hard to see coming from the other direction at night. I heard the controller say that another aircraft was on a 3 mi final, and I felt compelled to hurry. I saw what I thought was the exit but I cut it too close.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TWIN ENG ATX PLT HITS A TXWY LIGHT WHEN TURNING TOO SHORT OFF A REVERSE HIGH SPD TXWY AFTER LNDG RWY 35L AT DEN, CO.

Narrative: LNDG ON RWY 35L AT DEN, I WAS TRYING TO EXPEDITE OFF THE RWY AND I CLIPPED A TXWY LIGHT WITH THE L PROP. THE REVERSE HIGH SPD TXWY WAS WHERE IT HAPPENED AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION AT NIGHT. I HEARD THE CTLR SAY THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON A 3 MI FINAL, AND I FELT COMPELLED TO HURRY. I SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE EXIT BUT I CUT IT TOO CLOSE.

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.