Flight crew of a B757 struck a taxiway light during taxi to parking at a foreign airport.

Attributes
ACN	464784
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mnmg.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	464784
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Taxiing the aircraft to parking, the right main forward outside tire struck the taxi light while turning the aircraft from taxi 1 to taxi 4. The aircraft was turned too soon thus striking the taxi light. Note that the distance from yellow line to taxi light is 26 inches.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B757 STRUCK A TXWY LIGHT DURING TAXI TO PARKING AT A FOREIGN ARPT.

Narrative: TAXIING THE ACFT TO PARKING, THE R MAIN FORWARD OUTSIDE TIRE STRUCK THE TAXI LIGHT WHILE TURNING THE ACFT FROM TAXI 1 TO TAXI 4. THE ACFT WAS TURNED TOO SOON THUS STRIKING THE TAXI LIGHT. NOTE THAT THE DISTANCE FROM YELLOW LINE TO TAXI LIGHT IS 26 INCHES.

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.