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A C172 pilot, while making a turn onto a taxiway, had vision impairment from bright hangar lighting causing a taxiway excursion into a ditch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541280 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mdsd.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 541280 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Environmental Factor Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Upon landing and turning to taxiway, taxiing to ramp, bright lights from sheriff's hangar made taxi lights unusable. I turned at 'terminal sign' and departed taxiway to ditch. The hangar spotlights should be directed away from taxiway and runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT, WHILE MAKING A TURN ONTO A TXWY, HAD VISION IMPAIRMENT FROM BRIGHT HANGAR LIGHTING CAUSING A TXWY EXCURSION INTO A DITCH.
Narrative: UPON LNDG AND TURNING TO TXWY, TAXIING TO RAMP, BRIGHT LIGHTS FROM SHERIFF'S HANGAR MADE TAXI LIGHTS UNUSABLE. I TURNED AT 'TERMINAL SIGN' AND DEPARTED TXWY TO DITCH. THE HANGAR SPOTLIGHTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED AWAY FROM TXWY AND RWY.
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.