Taxiing small aircraft hits spinner of parked aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	160691
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ith
State Reference	NY
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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 135 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	160691
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

During post-flight taxi I was maneuvering between 2 rows of parked aircraft. My left wing tip collided with the spinner of another low wing reciprocating aircraft. Upon further inspection the aircraft that I hit was parked nearly 6' further into the taxiway that the aircraft around it. I misjudged the distance to it and collided at an average taxi speed. A painted line on the tarmac may have helped keep in the middle of the taxiway as opposed to the glancing from side to side that I was doing. Post-flight concentration may have dropped after a successful landing leading to poor quality judgement/perception during the taxi to the ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING SMA HITS SPINNER OF PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: DURING POST-FLT TAXI I WAS MANEUVERING BTWN 2 ROWS OF PARKED ACFT. MY LEFT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE SPINNER OF ANOTHER LOW WING RECIPROCATING ACFT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE ACFT THAT I HIT WAS PARKED NEARLY 6' FURTHER INTO THE TXWY THAT THE ACFT AROUND IT. I MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO IT AND COLLIDED AT AN AVERAGE TAXI SPD. A PAINTED LINE ON THE TARMAC MAY HAVE HELPED KEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TXWY AS OPPOSED TO THE GLANCING FROM SIDE TO SIDE THAT I WAS DOING. POST-FLT CONCENTRATION MAY HAVE DROPPED AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LNDG LEADING TO POOR QUALITY JUDGEMENT/PERCEPTION DURING THE TAXI TO THE RAMP.

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.