Pilot hit a golf cart and photographer on taxi out of a congested area. Very minor damage to aircraf...

Attributes
ACN	400714
Time
Date	199804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ngu
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
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	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	400714
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing out for takeoff, I was notified that I might have struck something with my right wing. After stopping immediately and shutting down, I discovered that a military media escort had parked a golf cart with a photographer on the right edge of the taxiway. The right front quarter is a blind area while taxiing (taildragger). The golf cart was obscured from view. I apparently hit the photographer while taxiing at a (thankfully) slow speed. The ramp was very congested with many parked aircraft. I had negotiated through the parked aircraft and never saw the golf cart. The photographer received minor injuries (scrapes). The aircraft received a cracked right landing light lens. The military media escort did not pay attention to where he had parked and lost situational awareness to the fact that there were many aircraft (both propeller and jet) taxiing for departure. From an operational/pilot standpoint, s-turning was not possible due to other aircraft in the immediate vicinity. There should not be any personnel allowed on active txwys. They should be kept in areas designated for personnel only -- non aircraft movement areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT HIT A GOLF CART AND PHOTOGRAPHER ON TAXI OUT OF A CONGESTED AREA. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT, PERSON SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I MIGHT HAVE STRUCK SOMETHING WITH MY R WING. AFTER STOPPING IMMEDIATELY AND SHUTTING DOWN, I DISCOVERED THAT A MIL MEDIA ESCORT HAD PARKED A GOLF CART WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE R EDGE OF THE TXWY. THE R FRONT QUARTER IS A BLIND AREA WHILE TAXIING (TAILDRAGGER). THE GOLF CART WAS OBSCURED FROM VIEW. I APPARENTLY HIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHILE TAXIING AT A (THANKFULLY) SLOW SPD. THE RAMP WAS VERY CONGESTED WITH MANY PARKED ACFT. I HAD NEGOTIATED THROUGH THE PARKED ACFT AND NEVER SAW THE GOLF CART. THE PHOTOGRAPHER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES (SCRAPES). THE ACFT RECEIVED A CRACKED R LNDG LIGHT LENS. THE MIL MEDIA ESCORT DID NOT PAY ATTN TO WHERE HE HAD PARKED AND LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE MANY ACFT (BOTH PROP AND JET) TAXIING FOR DEP. FROM AN OPERATIONAL/PLT STANDPOINT, S-TURNING WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO OTHER ACFT IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY PERSONNEL ALLOWED ON ACTIVE TXWYS. THEY SHOULD BE KEPT IN AREAS DESIGNATED FOR PERSONNEL ONLY -- NON ACFT MOVEMENT 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.

Pilot hit a golf cart and photographer on taxi out of a congested area. Very minor damage to aircraft, person sustained minor scratches.