A cessna 182 pilot struck a runway light during taxi at elp.

Attributes
ACN	443184
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 1242
ASRS Report	443184
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

El paso ground cleared me to taxi to runway 26L for takeoff. I felt that I should get onto the runway as soon as I could so I would not hold up the airliner behind me. I did not see the lights on the right side of the aircraft because they were hidden from view. My passenger said in a calm voice 'there is a light.' I felt a bump. When I looked back I saw a light sheared off at the ground. I taxied back to the run-up area and checked my aircraft for damage. The only damage was some scrapes on the left wheel cover. I then told the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 182 PLT STRUCK A RWY LIGHT DURING TAXI AT ELP.

Narrative: EL PASO GND CLRED ME TO TAXI TO RWY 26L FOR TKOF. I FELT THAT I SHOULD GET ONTO THE RWY AS SOON AS I COULD SO I WOULD NOT HOLD UP THE AIRLINER BEHIND ME. I DID NOT SEE THE LIGHTS ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT BECAUSE THEY WERE HIDDEN FROM VIEW. MY PAX SAID IN A CALM VOICE 'THERE IS A LIGHT.' I FELT A BUMP. WHEN I LOOKED BACK I SAW A LIGHT SHEARED OFF AT THE GND. I TAXIED BACK TO THE RUN-UP AREA AND CHKED MY ACFT FOR DAMAGE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS SOME SCRAPES ON THE L WHEEL COVER. I THEN TOLD THE TWR.

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.