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Clearing runway after landing, using a reverse high speed taxiway, landing lights turned off to prevent blinding other taxiing aircraft. Aircraft taxied too close to edge and propeller blade hit something with resultant damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 321871 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 321871 |
| 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 | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had just cleared runway 8 at abq with the restr to hold short of the parallel taxiway. The exit was a reverse high speed exit requiring approximately a 135 degree left turn. I turned off my landing lights to keep from blinding traffic taxiing on the parallel taxiway. With my landing lights off and my taxi light attached to the nose gear and canted left in the turn I nicked 1 propeller blade on some FOD. From now on, I'm leaving the landing lights on until I'm established on the txwys. Unfortunately, this means other taxiing aircraft will have to put up with the lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLRING RWY AFTER LNDG, USING A REVERSE HIGH SPD TXWY, LNDG LIGHTS TURNED OFF TO PREVENT BLINDING OTHER TAXIING ACFT. ACFT TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE AND PROP BLADE HIT SOMETHING WITH RESULTANT DAMAGE.
Narrative: I HAD JUST CLRED RWY 8 AT ABQ WITH THE RESTR TO HOLD SHORT OF THE PARALLEL TXWY. THE EXIT WAS A REVERSE HIGH SPD EXIT REQUIRING APPROX A 135 DEG L TURN. I TURNED OFF MY LNDG LIGHTS TO KEEP FROM BLINDING TFC TAXIING ON THE PARALLEL TXWY. WITH MY LNDG LIGHTS OFF AND MY TAXI LIGHT ATTACHED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND CANTED L IN THE TURN I NICKED 1 PROP BLADE ON SOME FOD. FROM NOW ON, I'M LEAVING THE LNDG LIGHTS ON UNTIL I'M ESTABLISHED ON THE TXWYS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MEANS OTHER TAXIING ACFT WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE LIGHTS.
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.