Air taxi taxiing at night hits unlit barricade.

Attributes
ACN	250604
Time
Date	199309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 9300
ASRS Report	250604
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was repositioning an aircraft from an overnight hangar on the north side of mke to the west side of the airport. As I began taxiing I turned ATIS on. When I looked out the window I had no taxi light. I double-checked the switch -- it was on. I began using the landing light intermittently to see where I was going. By now ATIS was annoying so I turned it off without really hearing it. About 3/4 to my destination I heard a thud and felt a jar on the right of the aircraft (I thought I hit a pothole). As I continued to taxi I noticed my right engine smoking and did an emergency shutdown. As I stopped and did a total shutdown I could barely make out the shape of another barricade ahead. I now radioed ground control and told them what I thought happened and I was going to walk to our facility and start the notification process (all barricades were unlit). Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he missed everything on ATIS, certainly did not pick up on barricades along route. The taxi light took all his attention and he goofed. Extensive damage to engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI TAXIING AT NIGHT HITS UNLIT BARRICADE.

Narrative: I WAS REPOSITIONING AN ACFT FROM AN OVERNIGHT HANGAR ON THE N SIDE OF MKE TO THE W SIDE OF THE ARPT. AS I BEGAN TAXIING I TURNED ATIS ON. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW I HAD NO TAXI LIGHT. I DOUBLE-CHKED THE SWITCH -- IT WAS ON. I BEGAN USING THE LNDG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. BY NOW ATIS WAS ANNOYING SO I TURNED IT OFF WITHOUT REALLY HEARING IT. ABOUT 3/4 TO MY DEST I HEARD A THUD AND FELT A JAR ON THE R OF THE ACFT (I THOUGHT I HIT A POTHOLE). AS I CONTINUED TO TAXI I NOTICED MY R ENG SMOKING AND DID AN EMER SHUTDOWN. AS I STOPPED AND DID A TOTAL SHUTDOWN I COULD BARELY MAKE OUT THE SHAPE OF ANOTHER BARRICADE AHEAD. I NOW RADIOED GND CTL AND TOLD THEM WHAT I THOUGHT HAPPENED AND I WAS GOING TO WALK TO OUR FACILITY AND START THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS (ALL BARRICADES WERE UNLIT). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE MISSED EVERYTHING ON ATIS, CERTAINLY DID NOT PICK UP ON BARRICADES ALONG RTE. THE TAXI LIGHT TOOK ALL HIS ATTN AND HE GOOFED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENG.

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.