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Small aircraft pilot reported taxiing into a ditch at hyi airport. Reporter cited poor lighting and signage as contributing factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1591960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HYI.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 970 Flight Crew Type 900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Prop strike. [I was] taxiing aircraft at hyi airport from ramp to taxiway at night. No markings or lighting indicated direction to taxiway. With airport diagram open as a reference; [I] cut a corner of the pathway short; putting the nose of the aircraft in the ditch. I immediately secured the aircraft and evacuated. Prop and engine were damaged and also the corner of the pathway where the prop struck. No evidence of any other damage. No injuries. Taxi speed was a brisk walk and aircraft lights were on. Contributing factors were night operations; unfamiliar airport; and lack of illumination/markings. To prevent recurrence; avoid going to unfamiliar airports at night and have improved lighting and markings at airport with hazards close to pathways and taxiways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Small aircraft pilot reported taxiing into a ditch at HYI airport. Reporter cited poor lighting and signage as contributing factors.
Narrative: Prop strike. [I was] taxiing aircraft at HYI airport from ramp to taxiway at night. No markings or lighting indicated direction to taxiway. With airport diagram open as a reference; [I] cut a corner of the pathway short; putting the nose of the aircraft in the ditch. I immediately secured the aircraft and evacuated. Prop and engine were damaged and also the corner of the pathway where the prop struck. No evidence of any other damage. No injuries. Taxi speed was a brisk walk and aircraft lights were on. Contributing factors were night operations; unfamiliar airport; and lack of illumination/markings. To prevent recurrence; avoid going to unfamiliar airports at night and have improved lighting and markings at airport with hazards close to pathways and taxiways.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.