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Small aircraft pilot reported exposed runway end lights at convergence of departure ends of runways 14 and 5 at vvs are a taxi hazard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 828630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | VVS.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 550 Flight Crew Type 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
While taxiing in aircraft with limited visibility; pilot in command saw a runway light pass under right wing. Heavy braking applied and tail lifted from ground. Prop struck ground as aircraft stopped. The light were a cluster of three runway end markers for an intersecting runway. They are an above ground obstruction in an otherwise clear concrete taxiway at approach end of runway 05; marking runway 14 and a hazard to ground ops.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA pilot reported exposed runway end lights at convergence of departure ends of Runways 14 and 5 at VVS are a taxi hazard.
Narrative: While taxiing in aircraft with limited visibility; pilot in command saw a runway light pass under right wing. Heavy braking applied and tail lifted from ground. Prop struck ground as aircraft stopped. The light were a cluster of three runway end markers for an intersecting runway. They are an above ground obstruction in an otherwise clear concrete taxiway at approach end of Runway 05; marking Runway 14 and a hazard to ground ops.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.