Small aircraft aircraft student pilot hit light pole when taxiing into fueling area. Damage to right...

Attributes
ACN	347326
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdg
State Reference	UT
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 39 flight time type : 33
ASRS Report	347326
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
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:

While taxiing to fuel pumps at bdg airport, right wingtip struck a light post near the fuel pumps. Aircraft was immediately shut down and inspected for damage. Accident occurred because neither pilot nor ground personnel observed the proximity of the plane to the post while the aircraft made a left turn and swung wing into the post. The situation was complicated by a number of large hoses on the ground near the fuel pumps which distracted pilot's attention from the light post. Also, both pilot and ground personnel were inexperienced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT STUDENT PLT HIT LIGHT POLE WHEN TAXIING INTO FUELING AREA. DAMAGE TO R WINGTIP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO FUEL PUMPS AT BDG ARPT, R WINGTIP STRUCK A LIGHT POST NEAR THE FUEL PUMPS. ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE NEITHER PLT NOR GND PERSONNEL OBSERVED THE PROX OF THE PLANE TO THE POST WHILE THE ACFT MADE A L TURN AND SWUNG WING INTO THE POST. THE SIT WAS COMPLICATED BY A NUMBER OF LARGE HOSES ON THE GND NEAR THE FUEL PUMPS WHICH DISTRACTED PLT'S ATTN FROM THE LIGHT POST. ALSO, BOTH PLT AND GND PERSONNEL WERE INEXPERIENCED.

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.

Small aircraft aircraft student pilot hit light pole when taxiing into fueling area. Damage to right wingtip.