Pilot of small aircraft taxiing on ramp at pns hit wing tip on spinner of parked small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	182464
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 830 flight time type : 520
ASRS Report	182464
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was taxiing aircraft on FBO ramp at unfamiliar airport, first time there. Aircraft were parked very close together and rows were very close. No yellow taxi lines existed. Was slowly taxiing down the row trying to maintain center (no lines) by looking out window. Ground called with some extra information. Distraction was sufficient for me to miss that 1 aircraft was sticking about 2-3' more than the rest. Left wingtip struck the aircraft's spinner. Dinged my wing and his spinner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA TAXIING ON RAMP AT PNS HIT WING TIP ON SPINNER OF PARKED SMA.

Narrative: WAS TAXIING ACFT ON FBO RAMP AT UNFAMILIAR ARPT, FIRST TIME THERE. ACFT WERE PARKED VERY CLOSE TOGETHER AND ROWS WERE VERY CLOSE. NO YELLOW TAXI LINES EXISTED. WAS SLOWLY TAXIING DOWN THE ROW TRYING TO MAINTAIN CENTER (NO LINES) BY LOOKING OUT WINDOW. GND CALLED WITH SOME EXTRA INFO. DISTR WAS SUFFICIENT FOR ME TO MISS THAT 1 ACFT WAS STICKING ABOUT 2-3' MORE THAN THE REST. LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE ACFT'S SPINNER. DINGED MY WING AND HIS SPINNER.

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.