Narrative:

On the night of the occurrence, I turned 150 degrees out of the gate and went northeast on the ramp. The normal taxi line was covered with snow. I was cycling the taxi light on and off to see. I had better visibility with the light off, because of the falling snow. There is a new control tower under construction approximately 1/2 - 1 mi northeast of the gate. On the east side of tower, plastic reflective tubes begin to divide the ramp from the taxiway. During my taxi, I inadvertently got on the west side of the reflectors. I was still taxiing to the northeast, when my first officer said we just hit something. By this time, we were on taxiway a. After the strike, we called ground and returned to the gate. We inspected the plane and found no danger. We filled out a company occurrence report as well as talked to the airport authority/authorized. The company flew out a mechanic the next morning, who cleared the aircraft. There was no damage on the aircraft. The right propeller hit 2 of the reflective tubes (appear to be similar to pvc). I feel this occurrence is combination of bad WX conditions and fatigue. That leg would have been the 30TH leg of the week. I worked from XA50 to XH15, drove 3 hours home, I woke up at XA00 on the next day, and drove 3 hours back to work. I had a 3 hour and 46 min break, when my wife picked me up to go home for dinner. That was my 4TH day on a 5 day trip. In the future, I need to be aware of my well-being in order to deal with adverse WX conditions. I kept on going, going, going without giving myself a break.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TAXI OUT, THE B190 FLC STRUCK PLASTIC REFLECTIVE MARKING TUBES SURROUNDING ARPT CONSTRUCTION WITH THE R PROP.

Narrative: ON THE NIGHT OF THE OCCURRENCE, I TURNED 150 DEGS OUT OF THE GATE AND WENT NE ON THE RAMP. THE NORMAL TAXI LINE WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. I WAS CYCLING THE TAXI LIGHT ON AND OFF TO SEE. I HAD BETTER VISIBILITY WITH THE LIGHT OFF, BECAUSE OF THE FALLING SNOW. THERE IS A NEW CTL TWR UNDER CONSTRUCTION APPROX 1/2 - 1 MI NE OF THE GATE. ON THE E SIDE OF TWR, PLASTIC REFLECTIVE TUBES BEGIN TO DIVIDE THE RAMP FROM THE TXWY. DURING MY TAXI, I INADVERTENTLY GOT ON THE W SIDE OF THE REFLECTORS. I WAS STILL TAXIING TO THE NE, WHEN MY FO SAID WE JUST HIT SOMETHING. BY THIS TIME, WE WERE ON TXWY A. AFTER THE STRIKE, WE CALLED GND AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. WE INSPECTED THE PLANE AND FOUND NO DANGER. WE FILLED OUT A COMPANY OCCURRENCE RPT AS WELL AS TALKED TO THE ARPT AUTH. THE COMPANY FLEW OUT A MECH THE NEXT MORNING, WHO CLRED THE ACFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON THE ACFT. THE R PROP HIT 2 OF THE REFLECTIVE TUBES (APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR TO PVC). I FEEL THIS OCCURRENCE IS COMBINATION OF BAD WX CONDITIONS AND FATIGUE. THAT LEG WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 30TH LEG OF THE WK. I WORKED FROM XA50 TO XH15, DROVE 3 HRS HOME, I WOKE UP AT XA00 ON THE NEXT DAY, AND DROVE 3 HRS BACK TO WORK. I HAD A 3 HR AND 46 MIN BREAK, WHEN MY WIFE PICKED ME UP TO GO HOME FOR DINNER. THAT WAS MY 4TH DAY ON A 5 DAY TRIP. IN THE FUTURE, I NEED TO BE AWARE OF MY WELL-BEING IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS. I KEPT ON GOING, GOING, GOING WITHOUT GIVING MYSELF A BREAK.

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.