What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed on runway 26R at the phx airport. He was instructed to exit left onto taxiway B8, which was a revers high speed exit, meaning that it was 45 from the rear of the aircraft. This type of action, there is no taiway turn lines leading off of the runway. As the pilot turned back, onto the taxiway, he saw a white runway edge light burried into the center of thetaxiway. Mistakingly thinking it was a post type, he turned sharper to the left hitting a a blue taxiway edge light.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 26R AT THE PHX AIRPORT. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXIT LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY B8, WHICH WAS A REVERS HIGH SPEED EXIT, MEANING THAT IT WAS 45 FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS TYPE OF ACTION, THERE IS NO TAIWAY TURN LINES LEADING OFF OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT TURNED BACK, ONTO THE TAXIWAY, HE SAW A WHITE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT BURRIED INTO THE CENTER OF THETAXIWAY. MISTAKINGLY THINKING IT WAS A POST TYPE, HE TURNED SHARPER TO THE LEFT HITTING A A BLUE TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT.
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