An small aircraft taxies to runway at asl, tx, and strikes a REIL as it approachs the runway.

Attributes
ACN	379167
Time
Date	199708
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : asl
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	379167
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	378983
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Taxiing for takeoff by the hold short line for runway 15 at asl (harrison county airport). Was 1 or 2 ft off taxiway centerline to left to use all available runway. Heard and felt a 'thud.' I thought it was a pot hole. Didn't feel or sound very major so I elected to takeoff. Passenger (mr X) noticed a REIL close to the taxiway and about the level of the wingtip. Upon landing at GGG, noticed outer layer of fiberglas and finish chipped off of left wingtip on forward edge. To prevent reoccurrence, taxiway ctrlines should be maintained and REIL position and ht may need to be re-evaluated. The next day a flight instructor went to take pictures. The REIL antenna pole was bent over 45 degrees from its normal straight up position. We notified the airport manager. Supplemental information from acn 378983: while taxiing onto active runway 15, the left wingtip struck the runway end identifier light, causing a 1 inch by 2 inch piece of fiberglas to break off. The aircraft could have been positioned directly over the centerline of the taxiway, and I feel as though the REIL could be moved further away from the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA TAXIES TO RWY AT ASL, TX, AND STRIKES A REIL AS IT APCHS THE RWY.

Narrative: TAXIING FOR TKOF BY THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 15 AT ASL (HARRISON COUNTY ARPT). WAS 1 OR 2 FT OFF TXWY CTRLINE TO L TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RWY. HEARD AND FELT A 'THUD.' I THOUGHT IT WAS A POT HOLE. DIDN'T FEEL OR SOUND VERY MAJOR SO I ELECTED TO TKOF. PAX (MR X) NOTICED A REIL CLOSE TO THE TXWY AND ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE WINGTIP. UPON LNDG AT GGG, NOTICED OUTER LAYER OF FIBERGLAS AND FINISH CHIPPED OFF OF L WINGTIP ON FORWARD EDGE. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE, TXWY CTRLINES SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND REIL POS AND HT MAY NEED TO BE RE-EVALUATED. THE NEXT DAY A FLT INSTRUCTOR WENT TO TAKE PICTURES. THE REIL ANTENNA POLE WAS BENT OVER 45 DEGS FROM ITS NORMAL STRAIGHT UP POS. WE NOTIFIED THE ARPT MGR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 378983: WHILE TAXIING ONTO ACTIVE RWY 15, THE L WINGTIP STRUCK THE RWY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT, CAUSING A 1 INCH BY 2 INCH PIECE OF FIBERGLAS TO BREAK OFF. THE ACFT COULD HAVE BEEN POSITIONED DIRECTLY OVER THE CTRLINE OF THE TXWY, AND I FEEL AS THOUGH THE REIL COULD BE MOVED FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TXWY.

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.