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Small aircraft engaged in night freight operation hits runway edge light with propeller while taxiing onto active runway. Reporter cites dew on windshield and inadequate taxi landing lights on aircraft as contributory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 133290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Dew on small aircraft windshield. Just prior to taxi I cleaned the dew off. Taxied out to 26R. Clearance was given to taxi position and hold. While taxiing out, transponder on, strobes on and misidented edge lights for center lights. Propeller hit edge lights on runway. Requested taxi back to ramp and was approved. Tip of propellers were damaged. Better system of defrost and better lights on small aircraft needed. Pilot needed to pay more attention also.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ENGAGED IN NIGHT FREIGHT OPERATION HITS RWY EDGE LIGHT WITH PROPELLER WHILE TAXIING ONTO ACTIVE RWY. REPORTER CITES DEW ON WINDSHIELD AND INADEQUATE TAXI LNDG LIGHTS ON ACFT AS CONTRIBUTORY.
Narrative: DEW ON SMA WINDSHIELD. JUST PRIOR TO TAXI I CLEANED THE DEW OFF. TAXIED OUT TO 26R. CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO TAXI POS AND HOLD. WHILE TAXIING OUT, XPONDER ON, STROBES ON AND MISIDENTED EDGE LIGHTS FOR CENTER LIGHTS. PROP HIT EDGE LIGHTS ON RWY. REQUESTED TAXI BACK TO RAMP AND WAS APPROVED. TIP OF PROPS WERE DAMAGED. BETTER SYS OF DEFROST AND BETTER LIGHTS ON SMA NEEDED. PLT NEEDED TO PAY MORE ATTN ALSO.
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.