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C172 pilot hit propeller when landing at airport. Reporter pilot faults the airport lighting as contributing to the propeller strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388852 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 388852 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure 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 |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Night approach at pdk, GA. Very poor lighting of airport environment. Low intensity of runway outline lights. No lights for lighting airport area. Very poor centerline markings on runway 2L. Need fluorescent paint or lights. Airport is very hard to see from air until you are exactly overhead. Advise, some environment lighting! Centerline lights or markings. P.south. I had a propeller strike due to poor lighting early this yr. FAA advisor said someone else also has had one here.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT HIT PROP WHEN LNDG AT ARPT. RPTR PLT FAULTS THE ARPT LIGHTING AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROP STRIKE.
Narrative: NIGHT APCH AT PDK, GA. VERY POOR LIGHTING OF ARPT ENVIRONMENT. LOW INTENSITY OF RWY OUTLINE LIGHTS. NO LIGHTS FOR LIGHTING ARPT AREA. VERY POOR CTRLINE MARKINGS ON RWY 2L. NEED FLUORESCENT PAINT OR LIGHTS. ARPT IS VERY HARD TO SEE FROM AIR UNTIL YOU ARE EXACTLY OVERHEAD. ADVISE, SOME ENVIRONMENT LIGHTING! CTRLINE LIGHTS OR MARKINGS. P.S. I HAD A PROP STRIKE DUE TO POOR LIGHTING EARLY THIS YR. FAA ADVISOR SAID SOMEONE ELSE ALSO HAS HAD ONE HERE.
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.