What happened
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(-23) The pilot ran over a taxi light as he departed the active runway to the taxiway, causing damage to a taxi light. According to the pilot's statement, this was his first flight into Palm Springs international airport. He admits to being somewhat confused when he departed the active runway and made a sharper than normal turn off the active runway causing the left main tire to contact a taxiway light. There was some damage to the light and no damage to the a/c, other than a yellow paint stain on the tire. The wheel was examined by the pilot, the FBO and maintenance technicians at the palo alto flying club and it was determined that there was no damage to the a/c. the pilot did not see or follow the single yellow taxiway line as he departed the active, but taxied toward the double yellow taxiway edge marking line. After he made contact with the taxiway light, he realized he was left of center line on the taxiway and adjusted his taxi direction to the center line of the taxiway. He was not aware that he had hit the light. The pilot has since gotten several hours dual instruction, completed a flight review, and reviewed chapter 2, section 3-airport marking aids and signs, of the aim
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT RAN OVER A TAXI LIGHT AS HE DEPARTED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY TO THE TAXIWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO A TAXI LIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT INTO PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE ADMITS TO BEING SOMEWHAT CONFUSED WHEN HE DEPARTED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND MADE A SHARPER THAN NORMAL TURN OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TO CONTACT A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT AND NO DAMAGE TO THE A/C, OTHER THAN A YELLOW PAINT STAIN ON THE TIRE. THE WHEEL WAS EXAMINED BY THE PILOT, THE FBO AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS AT THE PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE A/C. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE OR FOLLOW THE SINGLE YELLOW TAXIWAY LINE AS HE DEPARTED THE ACTIVE, BUT TAXIED TOWARD THE DOUBLE YELLOW TAXIWAY EDGE MARKING LINE. AFTER HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY LIGHT, HE REALIZED HE WAS LEFT OF CENTER LINE ON THE TAXIWAY AND ADJUSTED HIS TAXI DIRECTION TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE TAXIWAY. HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE HAD HIT THE LIGHT. THE PILOT HAS SINCE GOTTEN SEVERAL HOURS DUAL INSTRUCTION, COMPLETED A FLIGHT REVIEW, AND REVIEWED CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3-AIRPORT MARKING AIDS AND SIGNS, OF THE AIM
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