PA28 pilot hit a fence during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	475298
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41.4 flight time total : 175 flight time type : 162
ASRS Report	475298
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : pax
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While back taxiing slowly on runway 36 my left wingtip contacted the fence marking the east side of the runway. The contact by the navigation light caused the plane to go further to the left and brought the wing into contact with the wire fence, creating a gash in the wing between 1 and 2 inches from the wingtip. I inspected the damage and returned to dtw without incident. Passenger deplaned normally. Contributing factors: 1) fixation on oil pressure, directional gyroscope and turn coordinator, 2) not being familiar with airport, and 3) dusk casting long shadow from building on west side of runway. Factors affecting quality of human performance: 1) low time pilot, 2) wanting to return before dark, and 3) distraction of radio traffic. Judgement/decision: 1) damage was more than cosmetic blemish but less than structural, and 2) plane was airworthy to return to base where repairs could be made. Actions: 1) plane grounded pending repair, and 2) folks notified and regulations checked -- 830.2 not 'accident' but 'incident.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT HIT A FENCE DURING TAXI.

Narrative: WHILE BACK TAXIING SLOWLY ON RWY 36 MY L WINGTIP CONTACTED THE FENCE MARKING THE E SIDE OF THE RWY. THE CONTACT BY THE NAV LIGHT CAUSED THE PLANE TO GO FURTHER TO THE L AND BROUGHT THE WING INTO CONTACT WITH THE WIRE FENCE, CREATING A GASH IN THE WING BTWN 1 AND 2 INCHES FROM THE WINGTIP. I INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND RETURNED TO DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) FIXATION ON OIL PRESSURE, DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE AND TURN COORDINATOR, 2) NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH ARPT, AND 3) DUSK CASTING LONG SHADOW FROM BUILDING ON W SIDE OF RWY. FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE: 1) LOW TIME PLT, 2) WANTING TO RETURN BEFORE DARK, AND 3) DISTR OF RADIO TFC. JUDGEMENT/DECISION: 1) DAMAGE WAS MORE THAN COSMETIC BLEMISH BUT LESS THAN STRUCTURAL, AND 2) PLANE WAS AIRWORTHY TO RETURN TO BASE WHERE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. ACTIONS: 1) PLANE GNDED PENDING REPAIR, AND 2) FOLKS NOTIFIED AND REGS CHKED -- 830.2 NOT 'ACCIDENT' BUT 'INCIDENT.'

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.