An small aircraft pilot, while taxiing at fzy, made propeller, damaging, contact with a taxiway ligh...

Attributes
ACN	559232
Time
Date	200209
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fzy.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	559232
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While repositioning a single place conventional gear aircraft to refuel, due to line-of-sight limitations, the propeller struck a taxiway light. No injuries were reported. Damage was to the light fixture and the wooden propeller which was not repairable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT, WHILE TAXIING AT FZY, MADE PROP, DAMAGING, CONTACT WITH A TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: WHILE REPOSITIONING A SINGLE PLACE CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT TO REFUEL, DUE TO LINE-OF-SIGHT LIMITATIONS, THE PROP STRUCK A TXWY LIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE RPTED. DAMAGE WAS TO THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND THE WOODEN PROP WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRABLE.

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.

An small aircraft pilot, while taxiing at fzy, made propeller, damaging, contact with a taxiway light.