Pilatus pc-12 pilot has a taxiway incursion and ground conflict at whp.

Attributes
ACN	725875
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : whp.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4150 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	725875
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After getting clearance to taxi to parking and to monitor ground; I failed to notify ground control that I had pulled off the taxiway onto the helicopter parking area adjacent to the taxiway after colliding with an unlighted fuel truck that was positioned too close to the taxiway. I proceeded to shut down the airplane and perform an inspection of the impact site. Subsequent to this inspection; we boarded the aircraft and I contacted ground control to continue taxi to parking. The ground controller gave clearance to continue taxi from our present position to parking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PILATUS PC-12 PLT HAS A TAXIWAY INCURSION AND GND CONFLICT AT WHP.

Narrative: AFTER GETTING CLRNC TO TAXI TO PARKING AND TO MONITOR GND; I FAILED TO NOTIFY GND CTL THAT I HAD PULLED OFF THE TXWY ONTO THE HELI PARKING AREA ADJACENT TO THE TXWY AFTER COLLIDING WITH AN UNLIGHTED FUEL TRUCK THAT WAS POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO THE TXWY. I PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE AND PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE IMPACT SITE. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS INSPECTION; WE BOARDED THE ACFT AND I CONTACTED GND CTL TO CONTINUE TAXI TO PARKING. THE GND CTLR GAVE CLRNC TO CONTINUE TAXI FROM OUR PRESENT POS TO PARKING.

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.