Small aircraft twin hits 3 runway lights at takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	226186
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 610 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	226186
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

My night cross country started in daytona beach, fl, and I filed IFR for practice to orlando international airport. The landing light was inoperative, but I am familiar with the daytona beach area at night, and under far part 91.205, my landing light was not required. I got my clearance and was cleared to taxi to the threshold of runway 36L. I contacted the tower and received my takeoff clearance. Since I had no landing light I went out wide to intercept the center lighting of 36L. I got myself on the lights and advanced takeoff power setting. I felt 2 bumps on the left side of the aircraft. I presumed my left main tire was on the recessed lights. On the landing rollout at daytona, the plane felt different as I reduced the throttles. I felt vibration on the ground with a slight yawing to the left engine. After clearing the runway, the left engine was ready to quit. It took 1500 RPM to keep it running while holding to get ground clearance to return to the FBO. I taxied in and went to shut the engines down, and the left engine kept running with everything off. I knew something was wrong. After securing the plane on the ground, I made a thorough inspection and then made a startling discovery. The aircraft has 3-BLADED propellers, and on the left engine on of the blades was missing about 3 inches of blade. The other 2 had damage, and the underneath had some major skin damage. The tower said they would look for debris as I thought I hit something on the runway from a previous aircraft. I phoned the tower back at XX00 local time and was told by a supervisor that I had taken out (hit) 3 runway lights with my left engine on the takeoff roll. I was shocked and couldn't figure out what had happened. The supervisor asked if I was familiar with orlando airport, and also told me the runway width had been decreased in width from 300 ft to 200 ft. This means now the ctrway lighting would not be centered. It appears that there are white lights on the inner west side of runway 36L. This means that I aligned myself on the wrong lights for the takeoff roll. So, in reality I don't hit anything except for 3 runway lights. I was told that it happened in the same place 1 month ago in an small transport, so he said maybe now a resolution could be made. I am thankful that the plane showed no side effects on the return journey to daytona beach. The controller said that he had filed a report to the FSDO and they would contact me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TWIN HITS 3 RWY LIGHTS AT TKOF.

Narrative: MY NIGHT XCOUNTRY STARTED IN DAYTONA BEACH, FL, AND I FILED IFR FOR PRACTICE TO ORLANDO INTL ARPT. THE LNDG LIGHT WAS INOP, BUT I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE DAYTONA BEACH AREA AT NIGHT, AND UNDER FAR PART 91.205, MY LNDG LIGHT WAS NOT REQUIRED. I GOT MY CLRNC AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 36L. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND RECEIVED MY TKOF CLRNC. SINCE I HAD NO LNDG LIGHT I WENT OUT WIDE TO INTERCEPT THE CTR LIGHTING OF 36L. I GOT MYSELF ON THE LIGHTS AND ADVANCED TKOF PWR SETTING. I FELT 2 BUMPS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ACFT. I PRESUMED MY LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS ON THE RECESSED LIGHTS. ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT AT DAYTONA, THE PLANE FELT DIFFERENT AS I REDUCED THE THROTTLES. I FELT VIBRATION ON THE GND WITH A SLIGHT YAWING TO THE L ENG. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, THE L ENG WAS READY TO QUIT. IT TOOK 1500 RPM TO KEEP IT RUNNING WHILE HOLDING TO GET GND CLRNC TO RETURN TO THE FBO. I TAXIED IN AND WENT TO SHUT THE ENGS DOWN, AND THE L ENG KEPT RUNNING WITH EVERYTHING OFF. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AFTER SECURING THE PLANE ON THE GND, I MADE A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND THEN MADE A STARTLING DISCOVERY. THE ACFT HAS 3-BLADED PROPS, AND ON THE L ENG ON OF THE BLADES WAS MISSING ABOUT 3 INCHES OF BLADE. THE OTHER 2 HAD DAMAGE, AND THE UNDERNEATH HAD SOME MAJOR SKIN DAMAGE. THE TWR SAID THEY WOULD LOOK FOR DEBRIS AS I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING ON THE RWY FROM A PREVIOUS ACFT. I PHONED THE TWR BACK AT XX00 LCL TIME AND WAS TOLD BY A SUPVR THAT I HAD TAKEN OUT (HIT) 3 RWY LIGHTS WITH MY L ENG ON THE TKOF ROLL. I WAS SHOCKED AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE SUPVR ASKED IF I WAS FAMILIAR WITH ORLANDO ARPT, AND ALSO TOLD ME THE RWY WIDTH HAD BEEN DECREASED IN WIDTH FROM 300 FT TO 200 FT. THIS MEANS NOW THE CTRWAY LIGHTING WOULD NOT BE CTRED. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE WHITE LIGHTS ON THE INNER W SIDE OF RWY 36L. THIS MEANS THAT I ALIGNED MYSELF ON THE WRONG LIGHTS FOR THE TKOF ROLL. SO, IN REALITY I DON'T HIT ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR 3 RWY LIGHTS. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAPPENED IN THE SAME PLACE 1 MONTH AGO IN AN SMT, SO HE SAID MAYBE NOW A RESOLUTION COULD BE MADE. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE PLANE SHOWED NO SIDE EFFECTS ON THE RETURN JOURNEY TO DAYTONA BEACH. THE CTLR SAID THAT HE HAD FILED A RPT TO THE FSDO AND THEY WOULD CONTACT ME.

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.