C206 has a runway excursion and strikes the VASI lights at mmes.

Attributes
ACN	703240
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmes.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	703240
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was using the handheld microphone; as the push-to-talk switches were inoperative. This microphone's wire was a little short; and stress on the connection to the aircraft had caused it previously to tend to disconnect. To lessen this stress; I wrapped the cord around the yoke. To talk; I had to bend forward to lean down to the microphone. Things went ok until taxiing upon landing at ensenada; mexico. While conversing with the tower controller on where to park the plane at customs; I was not looking where I was going (since I was leaning down to talk on the microphone) and the aircraft did not stay on the runway. I was trying to make a right turn onto taxiway B during the last conversation. I thought I had successfully made the turn; but apparently I had not! Just off the intersection of runway 29 and taxiway B; the plane taxied into the VASI lights for runway 11 that are positioned there. The propeller hit the concrete pedestal of the first VASI light (this pedestal is about a foot tall; upon which the VASI's stand). The propeller has gouges in 2 blades; but not the third. Unknown yet what engine damage has occurred. No injuries to anyone on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C206 HAS A RWY EXCURSION AND STRIKES THE VASI LIGHTS AT MMES.

Narrative: I WAS USING THE HANDHELD MIKE; AS THE PUSH-TO-TALK SWITCHES WERE INOP. THIS MIKE'S WIRE WAS A LITTLE SHORT; AND STRESS ON THE CONNECTION TO THE ACFT HAD CAUSED IT PREVIOUSLY TO TEND TO DISCONNECT. TO LESSEN THIS STRESS; I WRAPPED THE CORD AROUND THE YOKE. TO TALK; I HAD TO BEND FORWARD TO LEAN DOWN TO THE MIKE. THINGS WENT OK UNTIL TAXIING UPON LNDG AT ENSENADA; MEXICO. WHILE CONVERSING WITH THE TWR CTLR ON WHERE TO PARK THE PLANE AT CUSTOMS; I WAS NOT LOOKING WHERE I WAS GOING (SINCE I WAS LEANING DOWN TO TALK ON THE MIKE) AND THE ACFT DID NOT STAY ON THE RWY. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A R TURN ONTO TXWY B DURING THE LAST CONVERSATION. I THOUGHT I HAD SUCCESSFULLY MADE THE TURN; BUT APPARENTLY I HAD NOT! JUST OFF THE INTXN OF RWY 29 AND TXWY B; THE PLANE TAXIED INTO THE VASI LIGHTS FOR RWY 11 THAT ARE POSITIONED THERE. THE PROP HIT THE CONCRETE PEDESTAL OF THE FIRST VASI LIGHT (THIS PEDESTAL IS ABOUT A FOOT TALL; UPON WHICH THE VASI'S STAND). THE PROP HAS GOUGES IN 2 BLADES; BUT NOT THE THIRD. UNKNOWN YET WHAT ENG DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON BOARD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.