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Cessna 402 pilot inadvertently struck a runway edge light when taxiing off runway onto what was thought to be a taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538865 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 147 flight time total : 1827 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 538865 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway ground encounters 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:
During the roll out on runway 30 at abq I turned off the runway too early and hit a runway edge light. After I landed I decided to turn off onto taxiway C. I wanted to take this taxiway to get off the runway quickly, because there was another airplane on about a 2 mi final. I spotted what I thought was the turn off to the taxiway and turned. I turned here because at this spot the taxiway lights had a large gap in them, and I did not see the runway light in the gap. After I turned off I heard a clang from the right side of the airplane. I looked right to see what the noise was. This is when I realized I was not on the taxiway. I received permission to continue taxiing to parking. The next morning I examined the area I taxied through and that is when I realized I had hit a light. I believe this event could have been prevented with lighted taxiway lead-in lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CESSNA 402 PLT INADVERTENTLY STRUCK A RWY EDGE LIGHT WHEN TAXIING OFF RWY ONTO WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A TXWY.
Narrative: DURING THE ROLL OUT ON RWY 30 AT ABQ I TURNED OFF THE RWY TOO EARLY AND HIT A RWY EDGE LIGHT. AFTER I LANDED I DECIDED TO TURN OFF ONTO TXWY C. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TXWY TO GET OFF THE RWY QUICKLY, BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON ABOUT A 2 MI FINAL. I SPOTTED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE TURN OFF TO THE TXWY AND TURNED. I TURNED HERE BECAUSE AT THIS SPOT THE TXWY LIGHTS HAD A LARGE GAP IN THEM, AND I DID NOT SEE THE RWY LIGHT IN THE GAP. AFTER I TURNED OFF I HEARD A CLANG FROM THE R SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. I LOOKED R TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED I WAS NOT ON THE TXWY. I RECEIVED PERMISSION TO CONTINUE TAXIING TO PARKING. THE NEXT MORNING I EXAMINED THE AREA I TAXIED THROUGH AND THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED I HAD HIT A LIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH LIGHTED TXWY LEAD-IN 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.