<< >> NASA ASRS Report 443532, July 1999

An aircraft salesman flying a C207 into bed struck taxiway lights after landing and attempting to clear the runway.

Attributes
ACN	443532
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bed.tower
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	443532
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at airport runway 11, I was instructed to turn off on runway 23 and then onto the taxiway. Since the turn was more than 90 degrees, I pulled toward the edge of the runway as the aircraft slowed in order to make the 120 degree turn. In cutting the corner I either struck the runway light at the intersection of the 2 runways, or I picked up a light that had previously been broken. I assume this because of the lack of any marks, on the forward facing part of the propeller blade. As my attention was diverted at the moment to turning off the transponder, landing lights, and retracting the flaps, and as there was no noise of the impact with the runway light, it is difficult to determine what happened. After taxiing in, I immediately called the tower to let them know that I may have hit the light. I also had the propeller inspected prior to return to service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACFT SALESMAN FLYING A C207 INTO BED STRUCK TXWY LIGHTS AFTER LNDG AND ATTEMPTING TO CLR THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT ARPT RWY 11, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF ON RWY 23 AND THEN ONTO THE TXWY. SINCE THE TURN WAS MORE THAN 90 DEGS, I PULLED TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RWY AS THE ACFT SLOWED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE 120 DEG TURN. IN CUTTING THE CORNER I EITHER STRUCK THE RWY LIGHT AT THE INTXN OF THE 2 RWYS, OR I PICKED UP A LIGHT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN BROKEN. I ASSUME THIS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ANY MARKS, ON THE FORWARD FACING PART OF THE PROP BLADE. AS MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED AT THE MOMENT TO TURNING OFF THE XPONDER, LNDG LIGHTS, AND RETRACTING THE FLAPS, AND AS THERE WAS NO NOISE OF THE IMPACT WITH THE RWY LIGHT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER TAXIING IN, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE TWR TO LET THEM KNOW THAT I MAY HAVE HIT THE LIGHT. I ALSO HAD THE PROP INSPECTED PRIOR TO RETURN TO SVC.

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.