Instructor on instrument training flight has landing light expire. On taxi, propeller hit taxiway li...

Attributes
ACN	173434
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ilg
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	173434
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe 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:

We departed agc airport after having done a thorough preflight. The flight was an IFR x-country conducted in VMC conditions, used for IFR training. The entire trip was deemed safe, according to far 91. Upon descent to ilg, I (cfii) turned on the landing light to see it come on and burn out. I deemed it same to land at ilg west/O the light since we were landing runway 8,which is 7165' X 150' and lit. Upon taxi-back, we had no light and the taxiway lights were inoperative on some portions of the taxi back to the ramp. To the best of our knowledge, we stayed on the yellow line and proceeded to park the aircraft. The pilot, who is a 1/3 owner in the aircraft, tied the aircraft and noticed damage to 1 blade of the propeller, several inches from the tip. We both were puzzled and agree that foreign object or objects must have been brought into the path of the propeller to cause the damage. There appears to be blue glass imbedded in the propeller. It is possible that we picked up debris, maybe from the area on the ramp where construction of a new hangar is being conducted. The damage resulted in nothing more than having to replace 1 blade of the propeller on the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR ON INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLT HAS LNDG LIGHT EXPIRE. ON TAXI, PROPELLER HIT TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED AGC ARPT AFTER HAVING DONE A THOROUGH PREFLT. THE FLT WAS AN IFR X-COUNTRY CONDUCTED IN VMC CONDITIONS, USED FOR IFR TRNING. THE ENTIRE TRIP WAS DEEMED SAFE, ACCORDING TO FAR 91. UPON DSNT TO ILG, I (CFII) TURNED ON THE LNDG LIGHT TO SEE IT COME ON AND BURN OUT. I DEEMED IT SAME TO LAND AT ILG W/O THE LIGHT SINCE WE WERE LNDG RWY 8,WHICH IS 7165' X 150' AND LIT. UPON TAXI-BACK, WE HAD NO LIGHT AND THE TXWY LIGHTS WERE INOP ON SOME PORTIONS OF THE TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, WE STAYED ON THE YELLOW LINE AND PROCEEDED TO PARK THE ACFT. THE PLT, WHO IS A 1/3 OWNER IN THE ACFT, TIED THE ACFT AND NOTICED DAMAGE TO 1 BLADE OF THE PROP, SEVERAL INCHES FROM THE TIP. WE BOTH WERE PUZZLED AND AGREE THAT FOREIGN OBJECT OR OBJECTS MUST HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE PATH OF THE PROP TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE. THERE APPEARS TO BE BLUE GLASS IMBEDDED IN THE PROP. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE PICKED UP DEBRIS, MAYBE FROM THE AREA ON THE RAMP WHERE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HANGAR IS BEING CONDUCTED. THE DAMAGE RESULTED IN NOTHING MORE THAN HAVING TO REPLACE 1 BLADE OF THE PROP ON THE ACFT.

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.

Instructor on instrument training flight has landing light expire. On taxi, propeller hit taxiway light.