An atx C340A pilot hit a snow berm with his landing light. Error admitted.

Attributes
ACN	355023
Time
Date	199612
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : arv
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1650
ASRS Report	355023
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	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

On post flight inspection of the C340A I was operating, I discovered a bent landing light on the left wing. The runways and txwys were covered with snow, and the snowbanks along side of them were high enough to cause such damage. Since I had no indication of anything striking the aircraft in-flight, and the light was operating normally prior to landing, this must have occurred while I was taxiing clear of the runway. The landing light was replaced the next day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX C340A PLT HIT A SNOW BERM WITH HIS LNDG LIGHT. ERROR ADMITTED.

Narrative: ON POST FLT INSPECTION OF THE C340A I WAS OPERATING, I DISCOVERED A BENT LNDG LIGHT ON THE L WING. THE RWYS AND TXWYS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW, AND THE SNOWBANKS ALONG SIDE OF THEM WERE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUCH DAMAGE. SINCE I HAD NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE ACFT INFLT, AND THE LIGHT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY PRIOR TO LNDG, THIS MUST HAVE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TAXIING CLR OF THE RWY. THE LNDG LIGHT WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY.

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.