Aircraft #1 was struck by aircraft #2 while turning and pulling out of a tie-down.

Attributes
ACN	408559
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 625 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	408559
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

While turning from tie-down slot onto alley leading to active runway (75-80 degrees of 90 degree turn completed), aircraft #1 was struck on the left wing by aircraft #2, which had previously pulled out of a tie-down slot located to the south of the slot in front of which the incident took place. Even though the incident took place on alley-way and short of active runway and thus neither plane was required to be in radio communication with ground, had that communication been effected, the risk of accident could have been significantly reduced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT #1 WAS STRUCK BY ACFT #2 WHILE TURNING AND PULLING OUT OF A TIE-DOWN.

Narrative: WHILE TURNING FROM TIE-DOWN SLOT ONTO ALLEY LEADING TO ACTIVE RWY (75-80 DEGS OF 90 DEG TURN COMPLETED), ACFT #1 WAS STRUCK ON THE L WING BY ACFT #2, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY PULLED OUT OF A TIE-DOWN SLOT LOCATED TO THE S OF THE SLOT IN FRONT OF WHICH THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. EVEN THOUGH THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON ALLEY-WAY AND SHORT OF ACTIVE RWY AND THUS NEITHER PLANE WAS REQUIRED TO BE IN RADIO COM WITH GND, HAD THAT COM BEEN EFFECTED, THE RISK OF ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.

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.