C206 propeller strikes marker cone on ramp at kcg during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	424716
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : kcg
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 2250
ASRS Report	424716
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Upon start-up and taxi, a runway light and orange marker cone were struck by the C207 propeller. Other visible objects on the ramp were maneuvered around. The runway light was not visible from the cockpit. The location of the light was about 20 ft out on the ramp due to ice and snow plowing. Propeller damaged. Pilot should have visually ascertained a clear path in front of aircraft before getting in. The light and cone could not be seen from inside the airplane. Airport should be plowed so light in on edge of area similar to other lights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C206 PROP STRIKES MARKER CONE ON RAMP AT KCG DURING TAXI.

Narrative: UPON START-UP AND TAXI, A RWY LIGHT AND ORANGE MARKER CONE WERE STRUCK BY THE C207 PROP. OTHER VISIBLE OBJECTS ON THE RAMP WERE MANEUVERED AROUND. THE RWY LIGHT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT. THE LOCATION OF THE LIGHT WAS ABOUT 20 FT OUT ON THE RAMP DUE TO ICE AND SNOW PLOWING. PROP DAMAGED. PLT SHOULD HAVE VISUALLY ASCERTAINED A CLR PATH IN FRONT OF ACFT BEFORE GETTING IN. THE LIGHT AND CONE COULD NOT BE SEEN FROM INSIDE THE AIRPLANE. ARPT SHOULD BE PLOWED SO LIGHT IN ON EDGE OF AREA SIMILAR TO OTHER LIGHTS.

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.