Pilot hits spinner of parked aircraft with wing tip while watching clearance of other wing.

Attributes
ACN	190724
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n67
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 982 flight time type : 694
ASRS Report	190724
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This is not a rptable accident. This is an incident and is unreportable. Aviation group legal department advised me to file this NASA report. This pilot had a taxiing incident after turning onto a single lane taxiway. Other aircraft started to enter taxiway on opposite end of taxiway heading in my direction. Other pilot realized I was on taxiway first and yielded to me verbally on unicom. Other pilot started a 180 degree turn to the right while pulling off the taxiway. I realized I had to continue taxiing slowly. At this point, I began to focus my attention off my left wing while passing by other aircraft who had not completed his 180 degree turn around. Just as I passed this aircraft safely, my right wing tip tapped the spinner of a parked and unattended aircraft off my right wing. I contacted legal department and owner of parked plane immediately. Also requested individual in operations at airport to place note on airplane as inoperable. Damages: my plane scraped wing tip. Other plane dented spinner. In future, this pilot will focus his attention equally on both wing tips while taxiing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT HITS SPINNER OF PARKED ACFT WITH WING TIP WHILE WATCHING CLRNC OF OTHER WING.

Narrative: THIS IS NOT A RPTABLE ACCIDENT. THIS IS AN INCIDENT AND IS UNREPORTABLE. AVIATION GROUP LEGAL DEPT ADVISED ME TO FILE THIS NASA RPT. THIS PLT HAD A TAXIING INCIDENT AFTER TURNING ONTO A SINGLE LANE TAXIWAY. OTHER ACFT STARTED TO ENTER TAXIWAY ON OPPOSITE END OF TAXIWAY HDG IN MY DIRECTION. OTHER PLT REALIZED I WAS ON TAXIWAY FIRST AND YIELDED TO ME VERBALLY ON UNICOM. OTHER PLT STARTED A 180 DEG TURN TO THE R WHILE PULLING OFF THE TAXIWAY. I REALIZED I HAD TO CONTINUE TAXIING SLOWLY. AT THIS POINT, I BEGAN TO FOCUS MY ATTN OFF MY L WING WHILE PASSING BY OTHER ACFT WHO HAD NOT COMPLETED HIS 180 DEG TURN AROUND. JUST AS I PASSED THIS ACFT SAFELY, MY R WING TIP TAPPED THE SPINNER OF A PARKED AND UNATTENDED ACFT OFF MY R WING. I CONTACTED LEGAL DEPT AND OWNER OF PARKED PLANE IMMEDIATELY. ALSO REQUESTED INDIVIDUAL IN OPS AT ARPT TO PLACE NOTE ON AIRPLANE AS INOPERABLE. DAMAGES: MY PLANE SCRAPED WING TIP. OTHER PLANE DENTED SPINNER. IN FUTURE, THIS PLT WILL FOCUS HIS ATTN EQUALLY ON BOTH WING TIPS WHILE TAXIING.

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.