Pilot of small aircraft taxied into automatic, damage to automatic and aircraft propeller.

Attributes
ACN	197017
Time
Date	199112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lan
State Reference	MI
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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 980 flight time type : 807
ASRS Report	197017
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

IFR flight plan filed lansing capital city to toronto island, ontario. Preflted plane at tiedown on west ramp, checked ATIS, contacted ground control during idle/warm up and received IFR clearance and permission to taxi. I then taxied forward into a parked car causing minor damage to propeller and parked car. Cause was failure to thoroughly ascertain location of all parked cars and planes on the ramp prior to taxi and visual obstruction by the nose of the conventional landing gear airplane. An additional cause is the risky practice of letting pilots park cars on the ramp beside their tiedowns when flying. In reviewing my paperwork I discovered that I inadvertently allowed my medical to lapse. I renewed it 12/xx/91.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA TAXIED INTO AUTO, DAMAGE TO AUTO AND ACFT PROP.

Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN FILED LANSING CAPITAL CITY TO TORONTO ISLAND, ONTARIO. PREFLTED PLANE AT TIEDOWN ON W RAMP, CHKED ATIS, CONTACTED GND CTL DURING IDLE/WARM UP AND RECEIVED IFR CLRNC AND PERMISSION TO TAXI. I THEN TAXIED FORWARD INTO A PARKED CAR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP AND PARKED CAR. CAUSE WAS FAILURE TO THOROUGHLY ASCERTAIN LOCATION OF ALL PARKED CARS AND PLANES ON THE RAMP PRIOR TO TAXI AND VISUAL OBSTRUCTION BY THE NOSE OF THE CONVENTIONAL LNDG GEAR AIRPLANE. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE IS THE RISKY PRACTICE OF LETTING PLTS PARK CARS ON THE RAMP BESIDE THEIR TIEDOWNS WHEN FLYING. IN REVIEWING MY PAPERWORK I DISCOVERED THAT I INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED MY MEDICAL TO LAPSE. I RENEWED IT 12/XX/91.

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.