PA38 pilot taxied over a drainage ditch, causing propeller damage.

Attributes
ACN	499880
Time
Date	200101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmk.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-38 Tomahawk
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 6893 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	499880
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing at the south end of meridian marcan airport in front of the hangars, dropped into drainage ditch in the middle of the tarmac and struck propeller on the asphalt. The next day, measured distance from top of hole to bottom -- it was 3 1/2 - 4 inches. Notified airport of the problem. Solution: talked to FAA personnel and he said to see if someone can fix the problem which is the drainage ditch. Airport personnel didn't seem to care.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA38 PLT TAXIED OVER A DRAINAGE DITCH, CAUSING PROP DAMAGE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING AT THE S END OF MERIDIAN MARCAN ARPT IN FRONT OF THE HANGARS, DROPPED INTO DRAINAGE DITCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TARMAC AND STRUCK PROP ON THE ASPHALT. THE NEXT DAY, MEASURED DISTANCE FROM TOP OF HOLE TO BOTTOM -- IT WAS 3 1/2 - 4 INCHES. NOTIFIED ARPT OF THE PROB. SOLUTION: TALKED TO FAA PERSONNEL AND HE SAID TO SEE IF SOMEONE CAN FIX THE PROB WHICH IS THE DRAINAGE DITCH. ARPT PERSONNEL DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE.

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.