Aircraft leaves runway as pilot turns onto taxiway. Propeller damage, hits taxi light.

Attributes
ACN	189308
Time
Date	199109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 1398
ASRS Report	189308
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on runway 20 with no landing light. Taxied approximately 500 yards on the runway before turning right onto taxiway bravo. I felt the aircraft roll onto the grass. I guided right back onto the taxiway and forward to the ramp. I neither heard or felt the propeller strike. After 30 mins, I flew the aircraft back to chesterfield county airport. The nick was found in the propeller the next day. Blue glass particles indicated I struck a taxiway light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT LEAVES RWY AS PLT TURNS ONTO TAXIWAY. PROP DAMAGE, HITS TAXI LIGHT.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 20 WITH NO LNDG LIGHT. TAXIED APPROX 500 YARDS ON THE RWY BEFORE TURNING R ONTO TAXIWAY BRAVO. I FELT THE ACFT ROLL ONTO THE GRASS. I GUIDED RIGHT BACK ONTO THE TAXIWAY AND FORWARD TO THE RAMP. I NEITHER HEARD OR FELT THE PROP STRIKE. AFTER 30 MINS, I FLEW THE ACFT BACK TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY ARPT. THE NICK WAS FOUND IN THE PROP THE NEXT DAY. BLUE GLASS PARTICLES INDICATED I STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT.

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.