PA-28 suffers wingtip strike against parked fuel truck as taxiing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	266860
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n07
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 136 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	266860
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On mar/sun/94, I rented a single engine land aircraft at lincoln park airport (NO7), nj. As required by NTSB part 830, I am making this notification. The aircraft was a piper archer (PA-28), registered in the united states. I was the PIC. There were 3 people total in the aircraft. The WX and visibility were good. I was taxiing south down to runway 01 on the taxiway parallel to and east of runway 01/19. There was a stopped fuel truck on the extreme left side of the taxiway. I slowed down the aircraft to establish wingtip clearance of the aircraft I was controling, with reference to the truck. I made a conscious effort and determined that I could clear the wing tip, and proceeded. Unfortunately, I misjudged the horizontal distance and struck the fuel truck with the left wingtip. I estimate that the time of impact was around xx pm. There were no injuries or fatalities. I was told over the phone on the morning of monday, xx march, 1994, that the damage estimates totals of $5806.22.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-28 SUFFERS WINGTIP STRIKE AGAINST PARKED FUEL TRUCK AS TAXIING TFC.

Narrative: ON MAR/SUN/94, I RENTED A SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT AT LINCOLN PARK ARPT (NO7), NJ. AS REQUIRED BY NTSB PART 830, I AM MAKING THIS NOTIFICATION. THE ACFT WAS A PIPER ARCHER (PA-28), REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES. I WAS THE PIC. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE TOTAL IN THE ACFT. THE WX AND VISIBILITY WERE GOOD. I WAS TAXIING S DOWN TO RWY 01 ON THE TXWY PARALLEL TO AND E OF RWY 01/19. THERE WAS A STOPPED FUEL TRUCK ON THE EXTREME L SIDE OF THE TXWY. I SLOWED DOWN THE ACFT TO ESTABLISH WINGTIP CLRNC OF THE ACFT I WAS CTLING, WITH REF TO THE TRUCK. I MADE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT AND DETERMINED THAT I COULD CLR THE WING TIP, AND PROCEEDED. UNFORTUNATELY, I MISJUDGED THE HORIZ DISTANCE AND STRUCK THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE L WINGTIP. I ESTIMATE THAT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS AROUND XX PM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE ON THE MORNING OF MONDAY, XX MARCH, 1994, THAT THE DAMAGE ESTIMATES TOTALS OF $5806.22.

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.