Corp aircraft damaged but not discovered until next preflight. Propeller blades, main wheel and tire...

Attributes
ACN	261842
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yum
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 2162 flight time type : 215
ASRS Report	261842
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On return flight from phx sky harbor, propeller strike occurred in taxi to or from FBO. Left engine propeller is missing 1-3 inches off 1 blade, 1 inch off the second blade, third blade has serrated gouges. Left main wheel has 1/2 piece missing on the inside, towards the outside of the wheel. The problem was not found until the next day on preflight. I did not feel or hear the propeller striking anything. Nor could I find any reports of any taxi or runway lights out at sky harbor or yuma, on or near my taxi route. The time of the incident was between XA30 - XB45. This may have been a contributing factor since I checked in to work at early am. Since I did not feel the impact or there are no taxi lights out, the only possible explanation is foreign object damage on the runway which was not reported. There was maintenance occurring at both airports during working hours. Also, one of the propeller blades has blue or green glass embedded in the gouges. And the left wheel and tire have yellow paint on them. The left tire also is damaged, it has a 3-4 inch cut near the wheel damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP ACFT DAMAGED BUT NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL NEXT PREFLT. PROP BLADES, MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE DAMAGE.

Narrative: ON RETURN FLT FROM PHX SKY HARBOR, PROP STRIKE OCCURRED IN TAXI TO OR FROM FBO. L ENG PROP IS MISSING 1-3 INCHES OFF 1 BLADE, 1 INCH OFF THE SECOND BLADE, THIRD BLADE HAS SERRATED GOUGES. L MAIN WHEEL HAS 1/2 PIECE MISSING ON THE INSIDE, TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE PROB WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE NEXT DAY ON PREFLT. I DID NOT FEEL OR HEAR THE PROP STRIKING ANYTHING. NOR COULD I FIND ANY RPTS OF ANY TAXI OR RWY LIGHTS OUT AT SKY HARBOR OR YUMA, ON OR NEAR MY TAXI RTE. THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS BTWN XA30 - XB45. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR SINCE I CHKED IN TO WORK AT EARLY AM. SINCE I DID NOT FEEL THE IMPACT OR THERE ARE NO TAXI LIGHTS OUT, THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION IS FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ON THE RWY WHICH WAS NOT RPTED. THERE WAS MAINT OCCURRING AT BOTH ARPTS DURING WORKING HRS. ALSO, ONE OF THE PROP BLADES HAS BLUE OR GREEN GLASS EMBEDDED IN THE GOUGES. AND THE L WHEEL AND TIRE HAVE YELLOW PAINT ON THEM. THE L TIRE ALSO IS DAMAGED, IT HAS A 3-4 INCH CUT NEAR THE WHEEL DAMAGE.

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.

Corp aircraft damaged but not discovered until next preflight. Propeller blades, main wheel and tire damage.