Private pilot in small aircraft taxiing traffic hits wing tip against illegally parked truck off sid...

Attributes
ACN	223656
Time
Date	199210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : e69
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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 : 20 flight time total : 65 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	223656
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

The sun had been down for approximately 1 hour. I was on a night VFR cross country from glendale municipal to payson. I was flying an small aircraft. I had never taxied at this airport before so I was uneasy about taxiing. There was this truck parked off the ramp. I was making a wide turn and I hit the window of the truck mashing the window and denting the bar. Also, my wing had a dent in it. The dent was just inboard of the wing tip. I didn't have time between when I noticed it and when my wing hit to take corrective action. Contributing factors: lack of visibility (night). Trucks proximity to taxi area (6 inches off ramp). Stress due to cross country and unfamiliar airport. The aircraft was still flyable and was flown back to geu that night. The truck window was replaced and the side bar rebuilt. No other damage occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT IN SMA TAXIING TFC HITS WING TIP AGAINST ILLEGALLY PARKED TRUCK OFF SIDE OF TAXIWAY.

Narrative: THE SUN HAD BEEN DOWN FOR APPROX 1 HR. I WAS ON A NIGHT VFR XCOUNTRY FROM GLENDALE MUNI TO PAYSON. I WAS FLYING AN SMA. I HAD NEVER TAXIED AT THIS ARPT BEFORE SO I WAS UNEASY ABOUT TAXIING. THERE WAS THIS TRUCK PARKED OFF THE RAMP. I WAS MAKING A WIDE TURN AND I HIT THE WINDOW OF THE TRUCK MASHING THE WINDOW AND DENTING THE BAR. ALSO, MY WING HAD A DENT IN IT. THE DENT WAS JUST INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME BTWN WHEN I NOTICED IT AND WHEN MY WING HIT TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LACK OF VISIBILITY (NIGHT). TRUCKS PROX TO TAXI AREA (6 INCHES OFF RAMP). STRESS DUE TO XCOUNTRY AND UNFAMILIAR ARPT. THE ACFT WAS STILL FLYABLE AND WAS FLOWN BACK TO GEU THAT NIGHT. THE TRUCK WINDOW WAS REPLACED AND THE SIDE BAR REBUILT. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED.

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.

Private pilot in small aircraft taxiing traffic hits wing tip against illegally parked truck off side of taxiway.