Small aircraft taxiing into parking hits sign with wing.

Attributes
ACN	310425
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 78r
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 397 flight time type : 397
ASRS Report	310425
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I landed at san augustine county airport (78R) in texas and taxied to the tie down parking area where only 2 parking spaces have tie down ropes. The space on the end (next to grass) was the only one available. As I was maneuvering the plane into position to pivot 180 degrees left into the available parking spot, I was keeping to the right edge of the pavement and looking left to judge when to turn, when I bumped a rental car sign with the plane's right wing's leading edge approximately 6 inches from the wingtip. This caused minor damage to the leading edge of the plane and no damage to the sign. Airworthiness of the airplane was not affected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAXIING INTO PARKING HITS SIGN WITH WING.

Narrative: I LANDED AT SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY ARPT (78R) IN TEXAS AND TAXIED TO THE TIE DOWN PARKING AREA WHERE ONLY 2 PARKING SPACES HAVE TIE DOWN ROPES. THE SPACE ON THE END (NEXT TO GRASS) WAS THE ONLY ONE AVAILABLE. AS I WAS MANEUVERING THE PLANE INTO POS TO PIVOT 180 DEGS L INTO THE AVAILABLE PARKING SPOT, I WAS KEEPING TO THE R EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT AND LOOKING L TO JUDGE WHEN TO TURN, WHEN I BUMPED A RENTAL CAR SIGN WITH THE PLANE'S R WING'S LEADING EDGE APPROX 6 INCHES FROM THE WINGTIP. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLANE AND NO DAMAGE TO THE SIGN. AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT AFFECTED.

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.