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The last taxiway light at the corner of the ramp and taxiway was hidden by blowing snow. The light transport crew inadvertently cut the corner, running over the hidden light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358633 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : laf |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 358633 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 358360 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 10 in lafayette, in, we taxied into the terminal area. After the aircraft was parked an employee told me that I had run over a taxi light. Upon investigation it was found to be the last light on the taxiway (the one on the corner). Although the light was not buried in the snow and was visible to the ramp, it was not visible from the taxiway as its view was obstructed by a drift of snow, consequently not visible to the crew taxiing in, only the crew taxiing out. I cut the corner too sharp and ran over the light with the right main landing gear. This was probably the only spot on the whole airport with such a drift. The txwys were white, the ramp was white and the edges were white. I do not know if the circumstances permitted for any better conditions as it was snowing and blowing. The trucks were busy with the runway not to mention making sure every taxi light was visible. I was taxiing very slowly, appropriate to conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE LAST TXWY LIGHT AT THE CORNER OF THE RAMP AND TXWY WAS HIDDEN BY BLOWING SNOW. THE LTT CREW INADVERTENTLY CUT THE CORNER, RUNNING OVER THE HIDDEN LIGHT.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 10 IN LAFAYETTE, IN, WE TAXIED INTO THE TERMINAL AREA. AFTER THE ACFT WAS PARKED AN EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT I HAD RUN OVER A TAXI LIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND TO BE THE LAST LIGHT ON THE TXWY (THE ONE ON THE CORNER). ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT WAS NOT BURIED IN THE SNOW AND WAS VISIBLE TO THE RAMP, IT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE TXWY AS ITS VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A DRIFT OF SNOW, CONSEQUENTLY NOT VISIBLE TO THE CREW TAXIING IN, ONLY THE CREW TAXIING OUT. I CUT THE CORNER TOO SHARP AND RAN OVER THE LIGHT WITH THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY SPOT ON THE WHOLE ARPT WITH SUCH A DRIFT. THE TXWYS WERE WHITE, THE RAMP WAS WHITE AND THE EDGES WERE WHITE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES PERMITTED FOR ANY BETTER CONDITIONS AS IT WAS SNOWING AND BLOWING. THE TRUCKS WERE BUSY WITH THE RWY NOT TO MENTION MAKING SURE EVERY TAXI LIGHT WAS VISIBLE. I WAS TAXIING VERY SLOWLY, APPROPRIATE TO CONDITIONS.
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.