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Local controller reports that a PA28 pilot advised that his aircraft struck a sign on an off-taxiway service road while taxiing in the dark.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 966672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
It was still dark out when I issued taxi instructions to a PA28 to [taxi to] runway 7 via taxiway F. After a minute or so had passed and I hadn't seen the aircraft begin his taxi; I asked him where he was. This is not uncommon [here] as there are tie downs that are obscured by a hangar. He told me he just passed an intersection and was going to have to get out of the aircraft and assess some damage. I again asked him where he was and found him off the pavement of a service road south of taxiway F. He didn't have any lights on the airplane at all. His left wing had struck a 'this is not a taxiway' sign on the service road which spun him off of it into the grass. I informed him that anytime an aircraft goes off the pavement we have a requirement to advise the fire house. The controller in charge in the tower made the call to the airport/crash fire rescue equipment and prompted a response to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Local Controller reports that a PA28 pilot advised that his aircraft struck a sign on an off-taxiway service road while taxiing in the dark.
Narrative: It was still dark out when I issued taxi instructions to a PA28 to [taxi to] Runway 7 via Taxiway F. After a minute or so had passed and I hadn't seen the aircraft begin his taxi; I asked him where he was. This is not uncommon [here] as there are tie downs that are obscured by a hangar. He told me he just passed an intersection and was going to have to get out of the aircraft and assess some damage. I again asked him where he was and found him off the pavement of a service road south of Taxiway F. He didn't have any lights on the airplane at all. His left wing had struck a 'This is not a taxiway' sign on the service road which spun him off of it into the grass. I informed him that anytime an aircraft goes off the pavement we have a requirement to advise the fire house. The CIC in the Tower made the call to the airport/CFR and prompted a response to the aircraft.
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.