Narrative:

On march/09 at approximately XA00L after landing (daytime VMC) at ZZZ; I was cleared to taxi back to maintenance where the plane was being parked temporarily. After entering the non-movement area; I made a right turn onto a taxiway and proceeded the ramp. About 30 ft from parking; I bumped into another aircraft that was parked perpendicular to the taxiway on the right side of my taxiing airplane. Upon further inspection by a mechanic; the parked aircraft Y sustained minor damage. The aircraft X had a small dent; scratches; and paint chipping on the wingtip along with a crack. My aircraft X was on the centerline of the taxiway when the airplanes touched. I later learned the aircraft Y was dropped off hours earlier for work to be done at the local avionics shop. There was no place to park the airplane; so they put the airplane in their temporary overflow area. This overflow area; where the aircraft was parked at the time of this incident; is on the grass on the right side of the taxiway. The nose of the aircraft was on the taxiway with the spinner jutting out about 3 ft onto the taxiway. The parked aircraft had approximately 5 ft of space behind it where a fence ran parallel to the taxiway. I take full responsibility for what happened. The contributing factors were thinking I would be clear of the airplane. Being on the centerline added to my confidence; that I should clear the parked airplane; and the parked airplane. I always focus on taxiing the airplane slowly and safely; and in the future will always be aware that the centerline on this taxiway does not ensure adequate clearance for cirrus aircraft. I think the parking situation needs to be addressed immediately as well. This area on the north side of the airport is extremely tight and even tighter with aircraft sticking out on the taxiway. Being on the centerline of the taxiway did not give adequate wingtip clearance. In my case; I would have had to steer as much as 3 ft left of the centerline to clear this parked aircraft creating an issue with aircraft parked on the left side of the taxiway. Apparently; this has also happened several times before on this taxiway according to the lineman and mechanics and creating a large safety issue to aircraft. Planes should not be allowed to park in that grass area (even if it is temporary) as it does not provide an adequate clearance for aircraft on the taxiway.

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Title: A light plane pilot reported a minor collision with a parked aircraft even though he was on the taxiway centerline. Apparently a local maintenance facility uses an overflow parking area that was a factor in the collision.

Narrative: On March/09 at approximately XA00L after landing (daytime VMC) at ZZZ; I was cleared to taxi back to maintenance where the plane was being parked temporarily. After entering the non-movement area; I made a right turn onto a taxiway and proceeded the ramp. About 30 FT from parking; I bumped into another aircraft that was parked perpendicular to the taxiway on the right side of my taxiing airplane. Upon further inspection by a Mechanic; the parked Aircraft Y sustained minor damage. The Aircraft X had a small dent; scratches; and paint chipping on the wingtip along with a crack. My Aircraft X was on the centerline of the taxiway when the airplanes touched. I later learned the Aircraft Y was dropped off hours earlier for work to be done at the local avionics shop. There was no place to park the airplane; so they put the airplane in their temporary overflow area. This overflow area; where the aircraft was parked at the time of this incident; is on the grass on the right side of the taxiway. The nose of the aircraft was on the taxiway with the spinner jutting out about 3 FT onto the taxiway. The parked aircraft had approximately 5 FT of space behind it where a fence ran parallel to the taxiway. I take full responsibility for what happened. The contributing factors were thinking I would be clear of the airplane. Being on the centerline added to my confidence; that I should clear the parked airplane; and the parked airplane. I always focus on taxiing the airplane slowly and safely; and in the future will always be aware that the centerline on this taxiway does not ensure adequate clearance for cirrus aircraft. I think the parking situation needs to be addressed immediately as well. This area on the north side of the airport is extremely tight and even tighter with aircraft sticking out on the taxiway. Being on the centerline of the taxiway did not give adequate wingtip clearance. In my case; I would have had to steer as much as 3 FT left of the centerline to clear this parked aircraft creating an issue with aircraft parked on the left side of the taxiway. Apparently; this has also happened several times before on this taxiway according to the Lineman and mechanics and creating a large safety issue to aircraft. Planes should not be allowed to park in that grass area (even if it is temporary) as it does not provide an adequate clearance for aircraft on the taxiway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.