What happened
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A private pilot, PIC of the Cessna 180C N334SC, landed from a non-filed VFR flight to the Twin Falls airport for a personal fly-in breakfast on 09/18/2018 at approx. 0920 local.
The PIC stated that ATC asked if he could accept a land short and taxi off the runway due to a bonanza coming in directly behind him.
The PIC stated that he confirmed he could, and taxied off runway 26 via A2 to a.
The PIC states that the taxi-way asphalt was recently redone and looked dark.
The PIC states that he thought he had 20 to 30 feet of room to the taxi-way lighting and could not see very well do to the tailwheel aircraft he was taxiing.
The PIC acknowledges that he taxied into, damaging a taxi way light. The Cessna 180C that struck the taxi way light is a tail wheel with tundra tires.
The PIC states that only his tire struck the taxi way light breaking the breakaway coupling of the light, essentially dropping the light in a lay down position on the ground.
The PIC acknowledges that he should have s-turned more than he did to get a better view of where he was going and seemed remorseful about striking the light with his aircraft tire.
A verbal counseling was given to the PIC about how to taxi tailwheel aircraft to have a clear view of what?s in front and all-around of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
A PRIVATE PILOT, PIC OF THE CESSNA 180C N334SC, LANDED FROM A NON-FILED VFR FLIGHT TO THE TWIN FALLS AIRPORT FOR A PERSONAL FLY-IN BREAKFAST ON 09/18/2018 AT APPROX. 0920 LOCAL.
THE PIC STATED THAT ATC ASKED IF HE COULD ACCEPT A LAND SHORT AND TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY DUE TO A BONANZA COMING IN DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM.
THE PIC STATED THAT HE CONFIRMED HE COULD, AND TAXIED OFF RUNWAY 26 VIA A2 TO A.
THE PIC STATES THAT THE TAXI-WAY ASPHALT WAS RECENTLY REDONE AND LOOKED DARK.
THE PIC STATES THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD 20 TO 30 FEET OF ROOM TO THE TAXI-WAY LIGHTING AND COULD NOT SEE VERY WELL DO TO THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT HE WAS TAXIING.
THE PIC ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE TAXIED INTO, DAMAGING A TAXI WAY LIGHT. THE CESSNA 180C THAT STRUCK THE TAXI WAY LIGHT IS A TAIL WHEEL WITH TUNDRA TIRES.
THE PIC STATES THAT ONLY HIS TIRE STRUCK THE TAXI WAY LIGHT BREAKING THE BREAKAWAY COUPLING OF THE LIGHT, ESSENTIALLY DROPPING THE LIGHT IN A LAY DOWN POSITION ON THE GROUND.
THE PIC ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE SHOULD HAVE S-TURNED MORE THAN HE DID TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF WHERE HE WAS GOING AND SEEMED REMORSEFUL ABOUT STRIKING THE LIGHT WITH HIS AIRCRAFT TIRE.
A VERBAL COUNSELING WAS GIVEN TO THE PIC ABOUT HOW TO TAXI TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF WHAT?S IN FRONT AND ALL-AROUND OF THE AIRCRAFT.
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