Pilot of an small aircraft sel turned off runway too early before reaching a taxiway causing damage to the propeller when running over loose unpacked dirt filled hole.

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Attributes
ACN	314262
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	314262
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Night landing at pns runway 35. Exited runway approximately 100 yds short of taxiway onto grass. Attempted to turn aircraft 180 degrees back to hard surface when nose tire encountered 50 ft sand filled hole left from runway lighting work. Propeller tips damaged. No other aircraft damage. At no time did tower advise taxi instructions, or of construction in the area. Contributing factor: pilot had just completed 11.5 hour cross country and did not maintain proper vigilance in the absence of ATC advisories.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL TURNED OFF RWY TOO EARLY BEFORE REACHING A TXWY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP WHEN RUNNING OVER LOOSE UNPACKED DIRT FILLED HOLE.

Narrative: NIGHT LNDG AT PNS RWY 35. EXITED RWY APPROX 100 YDS SHORT OF TXWY ONTO GRASS. ATTEMPTED TO TURN ACFT 180 DEGS BACK TO HARD SURFACE WHEN NOSE TIRE ENCOUNTERED 50 FT SAND FILLED HOLE LEFT FROM RWY LIGHTING WORK. PROP TIPS DAMAGED. NO OTHER ACFT DAMAGE. AT NO TIME DID TWR ADVISE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, OR OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: PLT HAD JUST COMPLETED 11.5 HR XCOUNTRY AND DID NOT MAINTAIN PROPER VIGILANCE IN THE ABSENCE OF ATC ADVISORIES.

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.