An small aircraft pilot damaged his low wing tip on a snow berm while taxiing at night.

Attributes
ACN	234890
Time
Date	199302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 9g3
State Reference	NY
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
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	234890
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft with instructor and student aboard hit a snow berm with a wing tip while taxiing out at akron airport, ny, at night. There were no NOTAMS published or any other advisories published to warn low wing aircraft of the snow hazard. The left wing tip was damaged in spite of the best efforts of the crew to avoid the berm. The pilot states that he could have back taxied on the runway, and would have, had he known of the taxiway condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT DAMAGED HIS LOW WING TIP ON A SNOW BERM WHILE TAXIING AT NIGHT.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA WITH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ABOARD HIT A SNOW BERM WITH A WING TIP WHILE TAXIING OUT AT AKRON ARPT, NY, AT NIGHT. THERE WERE NO NOTAMS PUBLISHED OR ANY OTHER ADVISORIES PUBLISHED TO WARN LOW WING ACFT OF THE SNOW HAZARD. THE L WING TIP WAS DAMAGED IN SPITE OF THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE CREW TO AVOID THE BERM. THE PLT STATES THAT HE COULD HAVE BACK TAXIED ON THE RWY, AND WOULD HAVE, HAD HE KNOWN OF THE TXWY CONDITION.

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.