C172 pilot while taxiing collides with another aircraft damaging the rudder.

Attributes
ACN	693573
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dkk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3.5 flight time total : 286.4 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	693573
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was taxiing the C172 between 2 aircraft parked in rows. The aircraft to the left (another C172) had started his engine. I hit the rudder of a C152 parked to the right; with no apparent damage to the C172 but damage to the rudder on the C152. The rudder is being rebuilt. Nobody was in the C152.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT WHILE TAXIING COLLIDES WITH ANOTHER ACFT DAMAGING THE RUDDER.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING THE C172 BTWN 2 ACFT PARKED IN ROWS. THE ACFT TO THE L (ANOTHER C172) HAD STARTED HIS ENG. I HIT THE RUDDER OF A C152 PARKED TO THE R; WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE C172 BUT DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER ON THE C152. THE RUDDER IS BEING REBUILT. NOBODY WAS IN THE C152.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.