Narrative:

It had been since october that I had flown in this particular airplane, and I did not remember which aisle to turn into. I had slightly passed the correct aisle for the plane to turn into, and realized this as I was removing my ear pad and came to a complete stop. I was looking back and forth at the correct aisle and the next aisle trying to decide which one was correct. 2 men in a golf cart were approaching from the left and pointed to the first aisle, which I had slightly passed. I pointed to that aisle and made a turning sign with my left hand indicating I would turn around to the left (where there was room) and nodded my head and proceeded to make a left turn of 270 degrees. I entered the correct aisle and there was a fueling truck on the left. I saw this and judged (incorrectly) that I had clearance on the left side to clear the truck, and continued to taxi. I also at this time glanced down at my shutdown list. As I looked up and continued to taxi, I heard a 'boom' from the left side and the plane abruptly stopped to move forward and turned to the left. I pressed the brakes and stopped. One of the men standing by walked over to the left side of the plane and asked if I was ok. I said yes and shut down the plane and got out. We looked at the damage and saw that the truck was fine but the tip of the wing was damaged. At that time, I thought that was the only damage, but later was informed that this had bent the wing where it attaches to the fuselage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT TAXIES INTO FUEL TRUCK WHILE PARKING ACFT AT MYF.

Narrative: IT HAD BEEN SINCE OCTOBER THAT I HAD FLOWN IN THIS PARTICULAR AIRPLANE, AND I DID NOT REMEMBER WHICH AISLE TO TURN INTO. I HAD SLIGHTLY PASSED THE CORRECT AISLE FOR THE PLANE TO TURN INTO, AND REALIZED THIS AS I WAS REMOVING MY EAR PAD AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS LOOKING BACK AND FORTH AT THE CORRECT AISLE AND THE NEXT AISLE TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH ONE WAS CORRECT. 2 MEN IN A GOLF CART WERE APCHING FROM THE L AND POINTED TO THE FIRST AISLE, WHICH I HAD SLIGHTLY PASSED. I POINTED TO THAT AISLE AND MADE A TURNING SIGN WITH MY L HAND INDICATING I WOULD TURN AROUND TO THE L (WHERE THERE WAS ROOM) AND NODDED MY HEAD AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A L TURN OF 270 DEGS. I ENTERED THE CORRECT AISLE AND THERE WAS A FUELING TRUCK ON THE L. I SAW THIS AND JUDGED (INCORRECTLY) THAT I HAD CLRNC ON THE L SIDE TO CLR THE TRUCK, AND CONTINUED TO TAXI. I ALSO AT THIS TIME GLANCED DOWN AT MY SHUTDOWN LIST. AS I LOOKED UP AND CONTINUED TO TAXI, I HEARD A 'BOOM' FROM THE L SIDE AND THE PLANE ABRUPTLY STOPPED TO MOVE FORWARD AND TURNED TO THE L. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED. ONE OF THE MEN STANDING BY WALKED OVER TO THE L SIDE OF THE PLANE AND ASKED IF I WAS OK. I SAID YES AND SHUT DOWN THE PLANE AND GOT OUT. WE LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND SAW THAT THE TRUCK WAS FINE BUT THE TIP OF THE WING WAS DAMAGED. AT THAT TIME, I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE, BUT LATER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAD BENT THE WING WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FUSELAGE.

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.