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Pilots of an aircraft are unable to see a ditch at prc due to poor lighting resulting in an aircraft running into the ditch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : prc.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oun.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : prc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time total : 308 |
| ASRS Report | 612824 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : ramp |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Situations | |
| Airport | lighting : prc.airport |
Narrative:
The PIC was taxiing on taxiway C when ground advised us to taxi back to the home ramp via the north ramp taxiway, to give way to a beech 1900. The PIC then taxis into a ditch between charlie 4 and charlie 3. The problem was that the taxiway lighting was not adequate enough for safe taxing. The lighting system must be repaired and/or redone in order to prevent a future occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLTS OF AN ACFT ARE UNABLE TO SEE A DITCH AT PRC DUE TO POOR LIGHTING RESULTING IN AN ACFT RUNNING INTO THE DITCH.
Narrative: THE PIC WAS TAXIING ON TXWY C WHEN GND ADVISED US TO TAXI BACK TO THE HOME RAMP VIA THE N RAMP TXWY, TO GIVE WAY TO A BEECH 1900. THE PIC THEN TAXIS INTO A DITCH BETWEEN CHARLIE 4 AND CHARLIE 3. THE PROB WAS THAT THE TXWY LIGHTING WAS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH FOR SAFE TAXING. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM MUST BE REPAIRED AND/OR REDONE IN ORDER TO PREVENT A FUTURE OCCURRENCE.
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.