Narrative:

After landing in VFR daylight conditions at an uncontrolled field with a unicom, I left the active runway and taxied up to the main ramp. Switching to a ground advisory frequency, I was instructed to follow an airport vehicle in the grass to my right. Staying well to the left to avoid a row of planes parked along the taxiway, I followed the van onto the grass and headed for an area in front of a fence paralleling the taxiway. I was told to start a second line of planes at the corner of the fence, facing the taxiway. The van drove to the spot, turned in the direction I was to face and then drove away from the fence in that direction. At this point I was concentrating on following the van and lost track of the spatial relationship between my left wing and the corner of the fence until too late. As I came up to the fence-post I realized I was too far left, pulled off the power and braked hard, but still had enough forward momentum to carry my left wing into the fence post. The leading edge of the wing was crumpled inwards by the impact, just inboard of the wingtip. As the speed across the ground was low, there didn't appear to be any structural damage -- but since the aerodynamic shape was deformed, I left the airplane there to be inspected and repaired by a mechanic prior to further flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GRUMMEN AA5B WHILE TAXIING INTO A PARKING SPOT STRUCK A FENCE POST INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WING LEADING EDGE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN VFR DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AT AN UNCTLED FIELD WITH A UNICOM, I LEFT THE ACTIVE RWY AND TAXIED UP TO THE MAIN RAMP. SWITCHING TO A GND ADVISORY FREQ, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW AN ARPT VEHICLE IN THE GRASS TO MY R. STAYING WELL TO THE L TO AVOID A ROW OF PLANES PARKED ALONG THE TXWY, I FOLLOWED THE VAN ONTO THE GRASS AND HEADED FOR AN AREA IN FRONT OF A FENCE PARALLELING THE TXWY. I WAS TOLD TO START A SECOND LINE OF PLANES AT THE CORNER OF THE FENCE, FACING THE TXWY. THE VAN DROVE TO THE SPOT, TURNED IN THE DIRECTION I WAS TO FACE AND THEN DROVE AWAY FROM THE FENCE IN THAT DIRECTION. AT THIS POINT I WAS CONCENTRATING ON FOLLOWING THE VAN AND LOST TRACK OF THE SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP BTWN MY L WING AND THE CORNER OF THE FENCE UNTIL TOO LATE. AS I CAME UP TO THE FENCE-POST I REALIZED I WAS TOO FAR L, PULLED OFF THE PWR AND BRAKED HARD, BUT STILL HAD ENOUGH FORWARD MOMENTUM TO CARRY MY L WING INTO THE FENCE POST. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING WAS CRUMPLED INWARDS BY THE IMPACT, JUST INBOARD OF THE WINGTIP. AS THE SPD ACROSS THE GND WAS LOW, THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE -- BUT SINCE THE AERODYNAMIC SHAPE WAS DEFORMED, I LEFT THE AIRPLANE THERE TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A MECH PRIOR TO FURTHER FLT.

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.