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C182 pilot reports inadvertently departing the taxiway at night; rolling down a steep hill causing propeller damage and stopping the engine. There were no taxiway lights and the aircraft had no taxi or landing lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 979984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Taxing to ramp at night; aircraft left taxiway and rolled down steep hill to bottom of drainage ditch. Propeller struck ground stopping engine. The taxi way had no lights; only reflective markers. Drainage ditch had no markers indicating hazard. Aircraft had no taxi or landing lights; pilot was unfamiliar with airport. Weather enroute delayed arrival until after dark.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 pilot reports inadvertently departing the taxiway at night; rolling down a steep hill causing propeller damage and stopping the engine. There were no taxiway lights and the aircraft had no taxi or landing lights.
Narrative: Taxing to ramp at night; aircraft left taxiway and rolled down steep hill to bottom of drainage ditch. Propeller struck ground stopping engine. The taxi way had no lights; only reflective markers. Drainage ditch had no markers indicating hazard. Aircraft had no taxi or landing lights; pilot was unfamiliar with airport. Weather enroute delayed arrival until after dark.
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.