A C404 single pilot taxied too fast at IV6 and impacted a pole with his left wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	589296
Time
Date	200307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1v6.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 404 Titan
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	589296
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Taxiing my aircraft (C404) through a tight area on the ramp at the airport of incident (IV6) fremont county airport in canon city, co, I struck the left wingtip on a vertical pole supporting the awning over the terminal building. I feel the problem and contributing factors to the incident were the pressure the pilots feel for on-time performance navigating freight. Time is everything in this business. The pressure to move in and out of the airport is definitely felt. The awning at this airport sticks out into the taxiway/ramp area 5-6 ft farther than the other hangars and buildings. The importance of a controled taxi speed in all ramp and taxiway areas to prevent this occurrence again, I will taxi slower and more controled from here on out. I hope that other pilots will read this and learn from this experience. Learning from others is less painful than learning from your own mistakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C404 SINGLE PLT TAXIED TOO FAST AT IV6 AND IMPACTED A POLE WITH HIS L WINGTIP.

Narrative: TAXIING MY ACFT (C404) THROUGH A TIGHT AREA ON THE RAMP AT THE ARPT OF INCIDENT (IV6) FREMONT COUNTY ARPT IN CANON CITY, CO, I STRUCK THE L WINGTIP ON A VERT POLE SUPPORTING THE AWNING OVER THE TERMINAL BUILDING. I FEEL THE PROB AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE INCIDENT WERE THE PRESSURE THE PLTS FEEL FOR ON-TIME PERFORMANCE NAVING FREIGHT. TIME IS EVERYTHING IN THIS BUSINESS. THE PRESSURE TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF THE ARPT IS DEFINITELY FELT. THE AWNING AT THIS ARPT STICKS OUT INTO THE TXWY/RAMP AREA 5-6 FT FARTHER THAN THE OTHER HANGARS AND BUILDINGS. THE IMPORTANCE OF A CTLED TAXI SPD IN ALL RAMP AND TXWY AREAS TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE AGAIN, I WILL TAXI SLOWER AND MORE CTLED FROM HERE ON OUT. I HOPE THAT OTHER PLTS WILL READ THIS AND LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE. LEARNING FROM OTHERS IS LESS PAINFUL THAN LEARNING FROM YOUR OWN MISTAKES.

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.