An atx small transport hit a taxiway light with its propeller.

Attributes
ACN	225154
Time
Date	199210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 1620 flight time type : 116
ASRS Report	225154
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On oct/wed/92, about very early morning in an small transport, I struck something with the left propeller. I'm not sure what it was, but assume it was a taxi light because of the noise and the mark it made on the propeller. The RVR finally came up to 1800 RVR for ILS 34. After landing, the RVR went back down to 900 RVR. While trying to exit on taxiway C, the high speed, that's when I believe I struck the taxi light. Since I didn't see anything, just heard the noise, there is a possibility the light may have been burned out. I think this incident could have been avoided if there was reflective paint on the taxiway centerline -- or reflectors, lights, etc -- something to help find the centerline on the taxiway in low visibility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX SMT HIT A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH ITS PROP.

Narrative: ON OCT/WED/92, ABOUT VERY EARLY MORNING IN AN SMT, I STRUCK SOMETHING WITH THE L PROP. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS, BUT ASSUME IT WAS A TAXI LIGHT BECAUSE OF THE NOISE AND THE MARK IT MADE ON THE PROP. THE RVR FINALLY CAME UP TO 1800 RVR FOR ILS 34. AFTER LNDG, THE RVR WENT BACK DOWN TO 900 RVR. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT ON TAXIWAY C, THE HIGH SPD, THAT'S WHEN I BELIEVE I STRUCK THE TAXI LIGHT. SINCE I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, JUST HEARD THE NOISE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE LIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN BURNED OUT. I THINK THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THERE WAS REFLECTIVE PAINT ON THE TAXIWAY CTRLINE -- OR REFLECTORS, LIGHTS, ETC -- SOMETHING TO HELP FIND THE CTRLINE ON THE TAXIWAY IN LOW VISIBILITY.

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.