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Pilot at gls airport taxied out during darkness from a large ramp area and struck an unlighted sawhorse type barrier across a closed taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413619 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : glx airport : gls |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8780 flight time type : 3777 |
| ASRS Report | 413619 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
It was dark. I was taxiing from a large ramp area onto a lighted taxiway when my strobe light and running lights were reflected on an unlighted barrier across the taxiway. It was a sawhorse type barrier. I was right on top of it when I saw it with no hope of stopping. I ran completely over it. I went back to the FBO and called the assistant airport manager. He said the battery must have run down or the sensor might be bad. He said the NOTAMS said that taxiway was closed. The damage has not been determined yet. All 6 propeller blades were damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT AT GLS ARPT TAXIED OUT DURING DARKNESS FROM A LARGE RAMP AREA AND STRUCK AN UNLIGHTED SAWHORSE TYPE BARRIER ACROSS A CLOSED TXWY.
Narrative: IT WAS DARK. I WAS TAXIING FROM A LARGE RAMP AREA ONTO A LIGHTED TXWY WHEN MY STROBE LIGHT AND RUNNING LIGHTS WERE REFLECTED ON AN UNLIGHTED BARRIER ACROSS THE TXWY. IT WAS A SAWHORSE TYPE BARRIER. I WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF IT WHEN I SAW IT WITH NO HOPE OF STOPPING. I RAN COMPLETELY OVER IT. I WENT BACK TO THE FBO AND CALLED THE ASSISTANT ARPT MGR. HE SAID THE BATTERY MUST HAVE RUN DOWN OR THE SENSOR MIGHT BE BAD. HE SAID THE NOTAMS SAID THAT TXWY WAS CLOSED. THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET. ALL 6 PROP BLADES WERE DAMAGED.
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.