A student pilot with his instructor taxied a small twin engine aircraft onto a runway end for a shor...

Narrative:

While on a training flight; I landed at ZZZ. I taxied back to run-up area at runway 8. I did run-up and prepared for a short field takeoff. I announced my intentions on CTAF and taxied up to runway. As I did so; I steered a little to the right to use all of the runway. As soon as I veered a little to the right; my instructor pulled the power off and hollered at me to stop. I stopped as quickly as I could. Sadly; I did not stop soon enough. The airplane propeller struck the REIL's. My instructor shut down engines and looked at damage. When I looked I could see the REIL's were right at the blacktop edge; not like taxi lights that were well back from taxi area. I did not see the lights even -- after we stopped; I could not see the REIL's through wing and engine and did not realize I had hit until I saw the damage. My instructor then called his employer and a mechanic and had the plane repaired. The mechanic said plane was fine to fly. I then flew back to school. I should have been more careful and I will always be much more careful in the future. My perception and judgement will be much better in the future. Supplemental information from acn 812383: at ZZZ airport; while taxiing to runway 8; my commercial multi-student pilot taxied aircraft wide to the right side of the taxiway; in preparation for using full length of the runway for a short field takeoff. I saw we were too close to the REIL's and I immediately pulled back the throttle and applied full left rudder. At the same time I instructed student to 'stop the plane now.' since we were taxiing slowly and I had pulled the throttle back; there was no rudder control from right side. In addition; there are no brakes on right (CFI) side of this twin. Student quickly complied and stopped aircraft. These corrective actions were too late; as aircraft right propeller had struck REIL's. I shut down engine and looked at propeller and saw damage. I called my boss; owner of the flight academy; for instruction. He told me to contact local mechanic to inspect propeller. I called local mechanic. He came and repaired propeller and said it was airworthy and fine to fly. Based on the owner's instruction to have local mechanic inspection aircraft and determine airworthiness and local mechanic's assurance that aircraft was airworthy; my student then flew back to ZZZ1. At no time had aircraft left taxiway. There were no taxi lines on side of taxiway. The REIL's were much closer to the taxiway than the taxiway lights. My student was unable to see REIL's over wing and engine cowling; and misjudged the distance. As to correcting this situation and preventing a recurrence: 1) more vigilance on part of flight instructor and pilot. 2) move REIL's same distance from taxiway as taxiway lights. 3) install brakes on both sides of trainer aircraft. This was a perfect VFR day; unlimited visibility; wind calm. Clearly pilot perceptions; judgements; and decisions were the primary cause of this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PILOT WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR TAXIED A SMALL TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT ONTO A RUNWAY END FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE RIGHT PROPELLER HIT A RUNWAY END LIGHT DAMAGING THE PROPELLER SLIGHTLY.

Narrative: WHILE ON A TRAINING FLT; I LANDED AT ZZZ. I TAXIED BACK TO RUN-UP AREA AT RWY 8. I DID RUN-UP AND PREPARED FOR A SHORT FIELD TKOF. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON CTAF AND TAXIED UP TO RWY. AS I DID SO; I STEERED A LITTLE TO THE R TO USE ALL OF THE RWY. AS SOON AS I VEERED A LITTLE TO THE R; MY INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE PWR OFF AND HOLLERED AT ME TO STOP. I STOPPED AS QUICKLY AS I COULD. SADLY; I DID NOT STOP SOON ENOUGH. THE AIRPLANE PROP STRUCK THE REIL'S. MY INSTRUCTOR SHUT DOWN ENGS AND LOOKED AT DAMAGE. WHEN I LOOKED I COULD SEE THE REIL'S WERE RIGHT AT THE BLACKTOP EDGE; NOT LIKE TAXI LIGHTS THAT WERE WELL BACK FROM TAXI AREA. I DID NOT SEE THE LIGHTS EVEN -- AFTER WE STOPPED; I COULD NOT SEE THE REIL'S THROUGH WING AND ENG AND DID NOT REALIZE I HAD HIT UNTIL I SAW THE DAMAGE. MY INSTRUCTOR THEN CALLED HIS EMPLOYER AND A MECH AND HAD THE PLANE REPAIRED. THE MECH SAID PLANE WAS FINE TO FLY. I THEN FLEW BACK TO SCHOOL. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFUL AND I WILL ALWAYS BE MUCH MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE. MY PERCEPTION AND JUDGEMENT WILL BE MUCH BETTER IN THE FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 812383: AT ZZZ ARPT; WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 8; MY COMMERCIAL MULTI-STUDENT PLT TAXIED ACFT WIDE TO THE R SIDE OF THE TXWY; IN PREPARATION FOR USING FULL LENGTH OF THE RWY FOR A SHORT FIELD TKOF. I SAW WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO THE REIL'S AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED FULL L RUDDER. AT THE SAME TIME I INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO 'STOP THE PLANE NOW.' SINCE WE WERE TAXIING SLOWLY AND I HAD PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK; THERE WAS NO RUDDER CTL FROM R SIDE. IN ADDITION; THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON R (CFI) SIDE OF THIS TWIN. STUDENT QUICKLY COMPLIED AND STOPPED ACFT. THESE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TOO LATE; AS ACFT R PROP HAD STRUCK REIL'S. I SHUT DOWN ENG AND LOOKED AT PROP AND SAW DAMAGE. I CALLED MY BOSS; OWNER OF THE FLT ACADEMY; FOR INSTRUCTION. HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT LOCAL MECH TO INSPECT PROP. I CALLED LOCAL MECH. HE CAME AND REPAIRED PROP AND SAID IT WAS AIRWORTHY AND FINE TO FLY. BASED ON THE OWNER'S INSTRUCTION TO HAVE LOCAL MECH INSPECTION ACFT AND DETERMINE AIRWORTHINESS AND LOCAL MECH'S ASSURANCE THAT ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY; MY STUDENT THEN FLEW BACK TO ZZZ1. AT NO TIME HAD ACFT LEFT TXWY. THERE WERE NO TAXI LINES ON SIDE OF TXWY. THE REIL'S WERE MUCH CLOSER TO THE TXWY THAN THE TXWY LIGHTS. MY STUDENT WAS UNABLE TO SEE REIL'S OVER WING AND ENG COWLING; AND MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE. AS TO CORRECTING THIS SITUATION AND PREVENTING A RECURRENCE: 1) MORE VIGILANCE ON PART OF FLT INSTRUCTOR AND PLT. 2) MOVE REIL'S SAME DISTANCE FROM TXWY AS TXWY LIGHTS. 3) INSTALL BRAKES ON BOTH SIDES OF TRAINER ACFT. THIS WAS A PERFECT VFR DAY; UNLIMITED VISIBILITY; WIND CALM. CLEARLY PLT PERCEPTIONS; JUDGEMENTS; AND DECISIONS WERE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

Attributes
ACN	812382
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : eddt.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	other : 141
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 133 flight time total : 247 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	812382
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 196 flight time total : 866 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	812383
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

A student pilot with his instructor taxied a small twin engine aircraft onto a runway end for a short field takeoff. The right propeller hit a runway end light damaging the propeller slightly.