Narrative:

On a night VMC landing rollout at atl on runway 26R, I started to make the right turn onto the reverse high speed at A6. Taxi speed is estimated at 5-10 KTS. As I entered the taxiway I realized I was at the right edge of the taxiway near the lights so I corrected back to the centerline. No abnormalities were noted at this time or the following morning. However, after 2 more legs the following morning, a large gouge with serrated edges was noted on 1 propeller blade near the tip. After reviewing the sequence of events, it appears possible that I was more to the right than I realized and could have struck a taxi light. Human factors: I was well rested and very familiar with the layout of this part of atl. Taxi speed was minimal, taxi lights and navigation lights were on. I do not believe any of these to be factors. However, the blending of taxiway lights that occurs when viewed from a low cockpit combined with a more than 90 degree turn and no centerline lighting from that direction may have accounted for the aircraft being so far off centerline.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THIS ACR PLT OF AN SMT TURBOPROP CARGO ACFT RPTS THAT HE SUSPECTS THAT PROP DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF GETTING OFF OF THE CTRLINE WHEN MAKING A REVERSE HIGH SPD TXWY TURNOFF THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE ADMITS THAT HE FOUND HIMSELF ON THE EXTREME R EDGE OF THE TXWY NEAR THE LIGHTS, BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE UNTIL LATER THE NEXT DAY.

Narrative: ON A NIGHT VMC LNDG ROLLOUT AT ATL ON RWY 26R, I STARTED TO MAKE THE R TURN ONTO THE REVERSE HIGH SPD AT A6. TAXI SPD IS ESTIMATED AT 5-10 KTS. AS I ENTERED THE TXWY I REALIZED I WAS AT THE R EDGE OF THE TXWY NEAR THE LIGHTS SO I CORRECTED BACK TO THE CTRLINE. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME OR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. HOWEVER, AFTER 2 MORE LEGS THE FOLLOWING MORNING, A LARGE GOUGE WITH SERRATED EDGES WAS NOTED ON 1 PROP BLADE NEAR THE TIP. AFTER REVIEWING THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, IT APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT I WAS MORE TO THE R THAN I REALIZED AND COULD HAVE STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT. HUMAN FACTORS: I WAS WELL RESTED AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE LAYOUT OF THIS PART OF ATL. TAXI SPD WAS MINIMAL, TAXI LIGHTS AND NAV LIGHTS WERE ON. I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY OF THESE TO BE FACTORS. HOWEVER, THE BLENDING OF TXWY LIGHTS THAT OCCURS WHEN VIEWED FROM A LOW COCKPIT COMBINED WITH A MORE THAN 90 DEG TURN AND NO CTRLINE LIGHTING FROM THAT DIRECTION MAY HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THE ACFT BEING SO FAR OFF CTRLINE.

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.