PA44 pilot, while taxiing to parking caused the wingtip of the aircraft strike a fence.

Attributes
ACN	595165
Time
Date	200309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : parking
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 121.8 flight time total : 166.8 flight time type : 79
ASRS Report	595165
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Airport Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was being directed into a parking spot in front of the relief pilot by a ramp person. In order to fit into the tight parking spot, the ramp person was directing me into, I was applying full left rudder and left brake along with differential power. The aircraft did not respond in its normal manner by turning as sharply as it normally does. In turn, the right wingtip struck the fence adjacent to the parking area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA44 PLT, WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING CAUSED THE WINGTIP OF THE ACFT STRIKE A FENCE.

Narrative: I WAS BEING DIRECTED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF THE RELIEF PLT BY A RAMP PERSON. IN ORDER TO FIT INTO THE TIGHT PARKING SPOT, THE RAMP PERSON WAS DIRECTING ME INTO, I WAS APPLYING FULL L RUDDER AND L BRAKE ALONG WITH DIFFERENTIAL PWR. THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND IN ITS NORMAL MANNER BY TURNING AS SHARPLY AS IT NORMALLY DOES. IN TURN, THE R WINGTIP STRUCK THE FENCE ADJACENT TO THE PARKING AREA.

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.