Small aircraft suffers aircraft damage as taxiing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	312890
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ors
State Reference	WA
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
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 4842 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	312890
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other 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:

I was taxiing out for takeoff from eastsound airport (ors), orcas island, wa. The airport was extremely congested due to an annual fly-in. I was taxiing for takeoff on runway 16 with the nosewheel of my aircraft on the yellow taxi strip centerline when my right wing came in contact with the propeller of a cessna 180. The pilot of the C180 had parked his aircraft with the nose section protruding into the taxi zone area and also had left his propeller raised in the vertical rather than the horizontal position. After parking my aircraft, the pilot of the C180 and I inspected his propeller. No marks or damage were found on the propeller as a result of contacting it with my wing. The other pilot said that since his propeller had only been rotated in the normal plane of rotation and that no marks could be found on his propeller, his aircraft had suffered no damage. Within a very short period of time, the other pilot departed eastsound in his C180. The dent in my wing was located about 9 inches from the wingtip. The wingtip was removed and a careful and thorough inspection inside of the wing revealed no structural damage to either spars, ribs or any other part inside of the wing. The dent was only in the sheet metal covering the wing and about midway between the wingtip rib and the next inboard rib. The dent was carefully and gently worked out so that the metal was back in the normal profile of the wing and the wingtip was replaced. The wing then had exactly the same contour as before it contacted the propeller other than for a very few small marks in the skin. A strip of tape was then placed over the marks on the skin to blend out any small remaining scratches. As PIC I considered the aircraft completely airworthy and safe to fly. The aircraft was flown back to its home base. During flight the aircraft flew normally and held both altitude and heading while in level cruise flight. There was no indication during the entire flight profile that the wing ever came into contact with the C180 propeller. This all could have been prevented if the pilot of the C180 had not parked his aircraft in the taxi zone, the pilot of the C180 had not left his propeller in the vertical position, and if I had been more careful to clear my wings when taxing. Also, never trust the taxi centerline strip to clear you of all aircraft within the taxi zone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA SUFFERS ACFT DAMAGE AS TAXIING TFC.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF FROM EASTSOUND ARPT (ORS), ORCAS ISLAND, WA. THE ARPT WAS EXTREMELY CONGESTED DUE TO AN ANNUAL FLY-IN. I WAS TAXIING FOR TKOF ON RWY 16 WITH THE NOSEWHEEL OF MY ACFT ON THE YELLOW TAXI STRIP CTRLINE WHEN MY R WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PROP OF A CESSNA 180. THE PLT OF THE C180 HAD PARKED HIS ACFT WITH THE NOSE SECTION PROTRUDING INTO THE TAXI ZONE AREA AND ALSO HAD LEFT HIS PROP RAISED IN THE VERT RATHER THAN THE HORIZ POS. AFTER PARKING MY ACFT, THE PLT OF THE C180 AND I INSPECTED HIS PROP. NO MARKS OR DAMAGE WERE FOUND ON THE PROP AS A RESULT OF CONTACTING IT WITH MY WING. THE OTHER PLT SAID THAT SINCE HIS PROP HAD ONLY BEEN ROTATED IN THE NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION AND THAT NO MARKS COULD BE FOUND ON HIS PROP, HIS ACFT HAD SUFFERED NO DAMAGE. WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE OTHER PLT DEPARTED EASTSOUND IN HIS C180. THE DENT IN MY WING WAS LOCATED ABOUT 9 INCHES FROM THE WINGTIP. THE WINGTIP WAS REMOVED AND A CAREFUL AND THOROUGH INSPECTION INSIDE OF THE WING REVEALED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO EITHER SPARS, RIBS OR ANY OTHER PART INSIDE OF THE WING. THE DENT WAS ONLY IN THE SHEET METAL COVERING THE WING AND ABOUT MIDWAY BTWN THE WINGTIP RIB AND THE NEXT INBOARD RIB. THE DENT WAS CAREFULLY AND GENTLY WORKED OUT SO THAT THE METAL WAS BACK IN THE NORMAL PROFILE OF THE WING AND THE WINGTIP WAS REPLACED. THE WING THEN HAD EXACTLY THE SAME CONTOUR AS BEFORE IT CONTACTED THE PROP OTHER THAN FOR A VERY FEW SMALL MARKS IN THE SKIN. A STRIP OF TAPE WAS THEN PLACED OVER THE MARKS ON THE SKIN TO BLEND OUT ANY SMALL REMAINING SCRATCHES. AS PIC I CONSIDERED THE ACFT COMPLETELY AIRWORTHY AND SAFE TO FLY. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO ITS HOME BASE. DURING FLT THE ACFT FLEW NORMALLY AND HELD BOTH ALT AND HDG WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE FLT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION DURING THE ENTIRE FLT PROFILE THAT THE WING EVER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE C180 PROP. THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE PLT OF THE C180 HAD NOT PARKED HIS ACFT IN THE TAXI ZONE, THE PLT OF THE C180 HAD NOT LEFT HIS PROP IN THE VERT POS, AND IF I HAD BEEN MORE CAREFUL TO CLR MY WINGS WHEN TAXING. ALSO, NEVER TRUST THE TAXI CTRLINE STRIP TO CLR YOU OF ALL ACFT WITHIN THE TAXI ZONE.

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.