Narrative:

After landing at bos (ILS runway 33L) the aircraft was taxied from the runway via taxiway F, a left high speed taxiway, from runway 33L. Visibility was good in light rain, the taxiway lights were illuminated, and taxi speed was normal (slow). I lost sight of the painted centerline and allowed the aircraft to move left during the turn from the runway onto the taxiway. I heard a clicking noise as I corrected the aircraft ground track and suspected that the left propeller had contacted a taxiway light. The post-shutdown inspection revealed minor, repairable damage to 3 of 4 propeller blades, and an approximately 1 inch section of the 4TH blade separated from the propeller. Boston airport operations was notified by phone to deal with any possible foreign object damage potential. They confirmed that 1 taxiway light lens had been damaged. FAA operations at bos was notified about the incident, and through them, the boston FSDO. The aircraft was grounded pending inspection and repair. This problem arose due to a combination of contributing factors: 1) reduced visibility due to darkness and rain showers. 2) a request by ATC to expedite clearing the runway. 3) failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for these factors and keep the aircraft on the taxiway centerline. The damaged propeller was discovered during a post-flight inspection, and suspected due to the noise created by the strike. This incident could have been prevented by better adherence to established operating procedures by the pilot, and better CRM by utilizing the copilot as a 'second set of eyes' to help see and avoid hazards during ground operations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SUPER KING AIR 300 HAS A PROP STRIKE ON A TXWY LIGHT AT NIGHT AT BOS.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT BOS (ILS RWY 33L) THE ACFT WAS TAXIED FROM THE RWY VIA TXWY F, A L HIGH SPD TXWY, FROM RWY 33L. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD IN LIGHT RAIN, THE TXWY LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, AND TAXI SPD WAS NORMAL (SLOW). I LOST SIGHT OF THE PAINTED CTRLINE AND ALLOWED THE ACFT TO MOVE L DURING THE TURN FROM THE RWY ONTO THE TXWY. I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AS I CORRECTED THE ACFT GND TRACK AND SUSPECTED THAT THE L PROP HAD CONTACTED A TXWY LIGHT. THE POST-SHUTDOWN INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR, REPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO 3 OF 4 PROP BLADES, AND AN APPROX 1 INCH SECTION OF THE 4TH BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE PROP. BOSTON ARPT OPS WAS NOTIFIED BY PHONE TO DEAL WITH ANY POSSIBLE FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE POTENTIAL. THEY CONFIRMED THAT 1 TXWY LIGHT LENS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. FAA OPS AT BOS WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE INCIDENT, AND THROUGH THEM, THE BOSTON FSDO. THE ACFT WAS GNDED PENDING INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THIS PROB AROSE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO DARKNESS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 2) A REQUEST BY ATC TO EXPEDITE CLRING THE RWY. 3) FAILURE OF THE PLT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THESE FACTORS AND KEEP THE ACFT ON THE TXWY CTRLINE. THE DAMAGED PROP WAS DISCOVERED DURING A POST-FLT INSPECTION, AND SUSPECTED DUE TO THE NOISE CREATED BY THE STRIKE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY BETTER ADHERENCE TO ESTABLISHED OPERATING PROCS BY THE PLT, AND BETTER CRM BY UTILIZING THE COPLT AS A 'SECOND SET OF EYES' TO HELP SEE AND AVOID HAZARDS DURING GND OPS.

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.