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Small transport pilot taxies off of the taxiway when exiting runway 34R at slc during a night operation. Pilot mistook the blue edge lights for centerline taxi lights. Propeller strike occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 195 |
| ASRS Report | 391018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had just landed on runway 34R at salt lake international airport and had just exited at H4 onto taxiway H. As I was exiting and turning south on taxiway H I mistook the taxi lights and was lining the aircraft up with the right, blue taxi lights instead of the green center lights. I did not discover the problem until I felt the nose section of the aircraft start to vibrate. At that time I immediately taxied the aircraft onto the ramp to the right and shut the engine down. I also notified ground control who notified airport authority/authorized. They met me at the plane and I requested that the plane be towed to the ramp. The damage on 2 of the 3 blades were consistent with a propeller strike -- no other visible damage was apparent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT PLT TAXIES OFF OF THE TXWY WHEN EXITING RWY 34R AT SLC DURING A NIGHT OP. PLT MISTOOK THE BLUE EDGE LIGHTS FOR CTRLINE TAXI LIGHTS. PROP STRIKE OCCURRED.
Narrative: I HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 34R AT SALT LAKE INTL ARPT AND HAD JUST EXITED AT H4 ONTO TXWY H. AS I WAS EXITING AND TURNING S ON TXWY H I MISTOOK THE TAXI LIGHTS AND WAS LINING THE ACFT UP WITH THE R, BLUE TAXI LIGHTS INSTEAD OF THE GREEN CTR LIGHTS. I DID NOT DISCOVER THE PROB UNTIL I FELT THE NOSE SECTION OF THE ACFT START TO VIBRATE. AT THAT TIME I IMMEDIATELY TAXIED THE ACFT ONTO THE RAMP TO THE R AND SHUT THE ENG DOWN. I ALSO NOTIFIED GND CTL WHO NOTIFIED ARPT AUTH. THEY MET ME AT THE PLANE AND I REQUESTED THAT THE PLANE BE TOWED TO THE RAMP. THE DAMAGE ON 2 OF THE 3 BLADES WERE CONSISTENT WITH A PROP STRIKE -- NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS APPARENT.
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.