Student pilot of an small aircraft sel struck the right wing on a hangar during taxi in after landing. He was attempting to avoid another aircraft taxiing in the opposite direction and an aircraft wheel chock laying on the ramp area beside the hangar.

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Attributes
ACN	385358
Time
Date	199711
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak
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
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 25
ASRS Report	385358
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

After landing and receiving ground clearance to taxi to FBO 'X' I encountered a larger aircraft approaching on the same taxiway. I was the only aircraft in a position to maneuver so I yielded. The taxiway was not visible to the tower and no one was given 'right of way' by tower. While taxiing around other aircraft and wheel chock on pavement the right wing of my aircraft struck the corner of the hangar about a foot from the tip. The ground speed of my aircraft was equal to a slow walk, however I was pivoting the aircraft with the left wheel brake so the right wingtip struck the hangar at a greater speed. The cause of the event, in my opinion, was my inexperience combined with the split of attention between trying to maintain a safe distance between the other aircraft, trying not to run over the wheel chock, and also the hangar. My suggestion to prevent a recurrence is more practice taxiing in congested areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF AN SMA SEL STRUCK THE R WING ON A HANGAR DURING TAXI IN AFTER LNDG. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT TAXIING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND AN ACFT WHEEL CHOCK LAYING ON THE RAMP AREA BESIDE THE HANGAR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AND RECEIVING GND CLRNC TO TAXI TO FBO 'X' I ENCOUNTERED A LARGER ACFT APCHING ON THE SAME TXWY. I WAS THE ONLY ACFT IN A POS TO MANEUVER SO I YIELDED. THE TXWY WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE TWR AND NO ONE WAS GIVEN 'RIGHT OF WAY' BY TWR. WHILE TAXIING AROUND OTHER ACFT AND WHEEL CHOCK ON PAVEMENT THE R WING OF MY ACFT STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE HANGAR ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE TIP. THE GND SPD OF MY ACFT WAS EQUAL TO A SLOW WALK, HOWEVER I WAS PIVOTING THE ACFT WITH THE L WHEEL BRAKE SO THE R WINGTIP STRUCK THE HANGAR AT A GREATER SPD. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT, IN MY OPINION, WAS MY INEXPERIENCE COMBINED WITH THE SPLIT OF ATTN BTWN TRYING TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BTWN THE OTHER ACFT, TRYING NOT TO RUN OVER THE WHEEL CHOCK, AND ALSO THE HANGAR. MY SUGGESTION TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE IS MORE PRACTICE TAXIING IN CONGESTED AREAS.

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.