An irate pilot taxiing a C402B struck a piper PA31 incurring damage to the piper PA31 wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	384232
Time
Date	199710
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 61b
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : atp
Experience	controller non radar : 13 controller radar : 13 flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	384232
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Repositioned my airplane to receive gas for my next trip. The FAA representatives started to ask me questions without properly identing themselves. And while I was taking care of my airplane preflight for the next flight he continued to ask questions. I started to get upset with this inspector's rudeness. When I went to return my airplane to my parking spot down the tarmac a few hundred ft, the spacing was very tight. Distracted by my thought about how upset the FAA inspector seemed to be, at me, I put myself in a situation that was not good. I had taxied or crept up too close to our other airplane, a piper navajo. I reached for the idle cut-off to shut the engines down. I was also watching the right wingtip and inched too close to the other airplane. I hit the brake pedal and the airplane bounced forward and bumped the other airplane. No damage to my airplane but the other wingtip received a slight dent. The FAA inspector then proceeded to make a report. Our organization mechanic inspected my airplane and signed it off to fly. The other airplane, the inspectors wanted it checked before returning to service. This problem arose because many distraction and egos.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN IRATE PLT TAXIING A C402B STRUCK A PIPER PA31 INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE PIPER PA31 WINGTIP.

Narrative: REPOSITIONED MY AIRPLANE TO RECEIVE GAS FOR MY NEXT TRIP. THE FAA REPRESENTATIVES STARTED TO ASK ME QUESTIONS WITHOUT PROPERLY IDENTING THEMSELVES. AND WHILE I WAS TAKING CARE OF MY AIRPLANE PREFLT FOR THE NEXT FLT HE CONTINUED TO ASK QUESTIONS. I STARTED TO GET UPSET WITH THIS INSPECTOR'S RUDENESS. WHEN I WENT TO RETURN MY AIRPLANE TO MY PARKING SPOT DOWN THE TARMAC A FEW HUNDRED FT, THE SPACING WAS VERY TIGHT. DISTRACTED BY MY THOUGHT ABOUT HOW UPSET THE FAA INSPECTOR SEEMED TO BE, AT ME, I PUT MYSELF IN A SIT THAT WAS NOT GOOD. I HAD TAXIED OR CREPT UP TOO CLOSE TO OUR OTHER AIRPLANE, A PIPER NAVAJO. I REACHED FOR THE IDLE CUT-OFF TO SHUT THE ENGS DOWN. I WAS ALSO WATCHING THE R WINGTIP AND INCHED TOO CLOSE TO THE OTHER AIRPLANE. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED FORWARD AND BUMPED THE OTHER AIRPLANE. NO DAMAGE TO MY AIRPLANE BUT THE OTHER WINGTIP RECEIVED A SLIGHT DENT. THE FAA INSPECTOR THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RPT. OUR ORGANIZATION MECH INSPECTED MY AIRPLANE AND SIGNED IT OFF TO FLY. THE OTHER AIRPLANE, THE INSPECTORS WANTED IT CHKED BEFORE RETURNING TO SVC. THIS PROB AROSE BECAUSE MANY DISTR AND EGOS.

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.