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C172 on a night round robin cross country flight hit a taxiway light with the propeller at bdl or gon. Damage to propeller was not discovered until the following day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367251 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 594 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 367251 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the evening of apr/xx/97, I rented a C172 from a flight school and filed IFR flight plans for the following route: teb to bdl, bdl to gon, gon to teb. I took off from teb at dusk with the intention to pick up clrncs for each leg immediately upon making each landing. The WX was clear and dry. The flight went as planned. I did not experience any problems with the aircraft in-flight, during landing, or on the ground. Upon returning to teb that night, I tied down the aircraft and went home. When I returned to teb the next morning, the owner of the aircraft asked if I had hit anything the previous night. I said I did not think so. We examined the aircraft and discovered that the tip of 1 propeller blade was chipped and bent. In addition, there were tiny bits of blue glass embedded in the propeller. The clear indication was that I had hit a blue taxi light the night before.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 ON A NIGHT ROUND ROBIN XCOUNTRY FLT HIT A TXWY LIGHT WITH THE PROP AT BDL OR GON. DAMAGE TO PROP WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.
Narrative: ON THE EVENING OF APR/XX/97, I RENTED A C172 FROM A FLT SCHOOL AND FILED IFR FLT PLANS FOR THE FOLLOWING RTE: TEB TO BDL, BDL TO GON, GON TO TEB. I TOOK OFF FROM TEB AT DUSK WITH THE INTENTION TO PICK UP CLRNCS FOR EACH LEG IMMEDIATELY UPON MAKING EACH LNDG. THE WX WAS CLR AND DRY. THE FLT WENT AS PLANNED. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBS WITH THE ACFT INFLT, DURING LNDG, OR ON THE GND. UPON RETURNING TO TEB THAT NIGHT, I TIED DOWN THE ACFT AND WENT HOME. WHEN I RETURNED TO TEB THE NEXT MORNING, THE OWNER OF THE ACFT ASKED IF I HAD HIT ANYTHING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. I SAID I DID NOT THINK SO. WE EXAMINED THE ACFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIP OF 1 PROP BLADE WAS CHIPPED AND BENT. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE TINY BITS OF BLUE GLASS EMBEDDED IN THE PROP. THE CLR INDICATION WAS THAT I HAD HIT A BLUE TAXI LIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE.
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.