Pilot of a cpr twin turboprop cut short his turn when turning off runway after landing causing a pro...

Attributes
ACN	385339
Time
Date	199711
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	385339
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other 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:

After touchdown I was informed that a B737 was behind me on a 1 1/2 mi final and was asked to expedite off the runway at taxiway S4. This taxiway required a sharp left turn since it was a reversed angle high speed turn off. It was very difficult to see the faded paint lines which marks the taxi lane entrance and I cut the corner too sharp. Even though I was being careful to stay on the paved asphalt as I made the turn, I did not notice there were some taxi lights positioned on the hard surface area. I had forgotten that all taxi lights are not always positioned in the grass areas. The left propeller struck a blue taxi light putting a 1/4 inch deep nick in 1 propeller blade while the other 3 propeller blades received several small dents resembling stone nicks. Contributing factors: when the asphalt surfaces are wet, the painted lines are very hard to see. Dtw needs to use reflective paints. Also being rushed to make a turn onto a reversed angle high speed taxiway is tricky and should not be rushed. Perceptions -- judgements -- human factors: at the time of the incident my pilot duty time was at 13 hours with a day's total of 6 flight hours including 4 instrument approachs. Fatigue was a definite factor, with this single pilot situation. Following the strike: aircraft was grounded, and a new propeller (overhauled unit) was installed before further flts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CPR TWIN TURBOPROP CUT SHORT HIS TURN WHEN TURNING OFF RWY AFTER LNDG CAUSING A PROP STRIKE OF THE L PROP ON A TXWY LIGHT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT PROP AND TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: AFTER TOUCHDOWN I WAS INFORMED THAT A B737 WAS BEHIND ME ON A 1 1/2 MI FINAL AND WAS ASKED TO EXPEDITE OFF THE RWY AT TXWY S4. THIS TXWY REQUIRED A SHARP L TURN SINCE IT WAS A REVERSED ANGLE HIGH SPD TURN OFF. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE FADED PAINT LINES WHICH MARKS THE TAXI LANE ENTRANCE AND I CUT THE CORNER TOO SHARP. EVEN THOUGH I WAS BEING CAREFUL TO STAY ON THE PAVED ASPHALT AS I MADE THE TURN, I DID NOT NOTICE THERE WERE SOME TAXI LIGHTS POSITIONED ON THE HARD SURFACE AREA. I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT ALL TAXI LIGHTS ARE NOT ALWAYS POSITIONED IN THE GRASS AREAS. THE L PROP STRUCK A BLUE TAXI LIGHT PUTTING A 1/4 INCH DEEP NICK IN 1 PROP BLADE WHILE THE OTHER 3 PROP BLADES RECEIVED SEVERAL SMALL DENTS RESEMBLING STONE NICKS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: WHEN THE ASPHALT SURFACES ARE WET, THE PAINTED LINES ARE VERY HARD TO SEE. DTW NEEDS TO USE REFLECTIVE PAINTS. ALSO BEING RUSHED TO MAKE A TURN ONTO A REVERSED ANGLE HIGH SPD TXWY IS TRICKY AND SHOULD NOT BE RUSHED. PERCEPTIONS -- JUDGEMENTS -- HUMAN FACTORS: AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT MY PLT DUTY TIME WAS AT 13 HRS WITH A DAY'S TOTAL OF 6 FLT HRS INCLUDING 4 INST APCHS. FATIGUE WAS A DEFINITE FACTOR, WITH THIS SINGLE PLT SIT. FOLLOWING THE STRIKE: ACFT WAS GROUNDED, AND A NEW PROP (OVERHAULED UNIT) WAS INSTALLED BEFORE FURTHER FLTS.

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.

Pilot of a cpr twin turboprop cut short his turn when turning off runway after landing causing a propeller strike of the left propeller on a taxiway light resulting in damage to the aircraft propeller and taxiway light.