PA28 strikes PA32 while taxiing at non-towered airport.

Attributes
ACN	797744
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	797744
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At XA32; I called taxi to runway on CTAF. I was parked facing southwest on a crowded ramp near the departure end of xx. As I was taxiing along at approximately 4-5 mph; a commander (unknown n-number) called taxi and started to exit his parking spot in front of my aircraft. He rolled forward about 2 ft and stopped when he saw my aircraft. I instinctively mashed on the brakes but apparently pushed on the left rudder as my wingtip leading edge landing light made contact with a parked aircraft. This contact broke the plexiglas leading edge cover and made a small dent in my leading edge. No damage was done to the parked saratoga except some scratches on the spinner. Contributing factors: 1) poor radio reception on the departure end of runway xx; making contact with clearance at times unreadable. I was trying to get my squawk at the time of the incident also. I had received the clearance but was unable to discern the squawk due to interference. I was monitoring the CTAF on the second radio (distraction). 2) get homeitis on the part of all aircraft trying to depart that morning. 3) failure to maintain the centerline on the taxiway. 4) crowded ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 STRIKES PA32 WHILE TAXIING AT NON-TOWERED ARPT.

Narrative: AT XA32; I CALLED TAXI TO RWY ON CTAF. I WAS PARKED FACING SW ON A CROWDED RAMP NEAR THE DEP END OF XX. AS I WAS TAXIING ALONG AT APPROX 4-5 MPH; A COMMANDER (UNKNOWN N-NUMBER) CALLED TAXI AND STARTED TO EXIT HIS PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF MY ACFT. HE ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 2 FT AND STOPPED WHEN HE SAW MY ACFT. I INSTINCTIVELY MASHED ON THE BRAKES BUT APPARENTLY PUSHED ON THE L RUDDER AS MY WINGTIP LEADING EDGE LNDG LIGHT MADE CONTACT WITH A PARKED ACFT. THIS CONTACT BROKE THE PLEXIGLAS LEADING EDGE COVER AND MADE A SMALL DENT IN MY LEADING EDGE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PARKED SARATOGA EXCEPT SOME SCRATCHES ON THE SPINNER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) POOR RADIO RECEPTION ON THE DEP END OF RWY XX; MAKING CONTACT WITH CLRNC AT TIMES UNREADABLE. I WAS TRYING TO GET MY SQUAWK AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT ALSO. I HAD RECEIVED THE CLRNC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DISCERN THE SQUAWK DUE TO INTERFERENCE. I WAS MONITORING THE CTAF ON THE SECOND RADIO (DISTR). 2) GET HOMEITIS ON THE PART OF ALL ACFT TRYING TO DEPART THAT MORNING. 3) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE CTRLINE ON THE TXWY. 4) CROWDED RAMP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.