Private pilot hits a parked aircraft with wingtip during parking. Minor damage to operating aircraft...

Attributes
ACN	314343
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ffc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	314343
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing to ramp after pleasure flight, pilot was distracted by personnel on ramp (volunteer) who motioned to pilot, directing aircraft positioning for parking and passenger egress (flight rally). Distraction occurred just as pilot was passing nose of parked plane. Pilot turned too sharp, putting wing behind parked plane's nose. When taxiing forward, right wing struck tip of nose. Plane stopped on impact, passenger removed, planes separated and examined. Pilot mechanic of both planes notified. Repairs and airworthiness determined. Distracting personnel was too far (50 yds) away to judge clearance distances.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT HITS A PARKED ACFT WITH WINGTIP DURING PARKING. MINOR DAMAGE TO OPERATING ACFT.

Narrative: TAXIING TO RAMP AFTER PLEASURE FLT, PLT WAS DISTRACTED BY PERSONNEL ON RAMP (VOLUNTEER) WHO MOTIONED TO PLT, DIRECTING ACFT POSITIONING FOR PARKING AND PAX EGRESS (FLT RALLY). DISTR OCCURRED JUST AS PLT WAS PASSING NOSE OF PARKED PLANE. PLT TURNED TOO SHARP, PUTTING WING BEHIND PARKED PLANE'S NOSE. WHEN TAXIING FORWARD, R WING STRUCK TIP OF NOSE. PLANE STOPPED ON IMPACT, PAX REMOVED, PLANES SEPARATED AND EXAMINED. PLT MECH OF BOTH PLANES NOTIFIED. REPAIRS AND AIRWORTHINESS DETERMINED. DISTRACTING PERSONNEL WAS TOO FAR (50 YDS) AWAY TO JUDGE CLRNC DISTANCES.

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.