Aircraft trying to move around another in runup area. Misjudged, scrapped wing tip.

Attributes
ACN	112591
Time
Date	198905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 60 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	112591
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I taxied to runup area and parked to left of parked aircraft. After tower takeoff clearance I began to taxi to the runway by steering around the other aircraft by misjudged the wingtip clearance distance. My right wingtip scraped the left wingtip of the other aircraft. There was no reported or reportable damage to either plane. I reported the incident to the aircraft owner on return to home airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT TRYING TO MOVE AROUND ANOTHER IN RUNUP AREA. MISJUDGED, SCRAPPED WING TIP.

Narrative: I TAXIED TO RUNUP AREA AND PARKED TO LEFT OF PARKED ACFT. AFTER TWR TKOF CLRNC I BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE RWY BY STEERING AROUND THE OTHER ACFT BY MISJUDGED THE WINGTIP CLRNC DISTANCE. MY RIGHT WINGTIP SCRAPED THE LEFT WINGTIP OF THE OTHER ACFT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED OR REPORTABLE DAMAGE TO EITHER PLANE. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE ACFT OWNER ON RETURN TO HOME ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.