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A C210's wing tip contacted the tail cone of jet which was parked at an FBO and not clear of the taxiway. The C210 was on the taxiway centerline.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 874621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Other taxiway clearance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was parked overnight at the FBO. I was ready to begin my flight. After receiving clearance; I was cleared to runway via N6; taxiway north; to end. As I taxied between the lines on a non-movement area between airplanes; the FBO had parked a jet about 4-5 feet into the area designated for taxi between parked aircraft. On the line on the other side of the taxi line was a citation jet which was right on the line. Because the jet on the left side was into the area designated for taxi; I did not realize the jet was as far into the taxi lane as it was and the left wing tip of my aircraft touched the tail of the jet which was parked into the taxi lane. No damage to my aircraft and only very slight indentation into tail cone of the jet resulted. I gave the manager of the FBO my name and address. The owner of the other aircraft was not present but my information was provided to the FBO. As I was staying between the taxi lines and trying to locate N6; I did not realize the jet was into the taxi area where it had apparently been parked by the FBO. I should not have assumed that staying in the middle of the taxi designated area would provide a safe lane and I could have kept a better visual estimate of the space between my aircraft and parked aircraft on either side. Contributing factor was lack of familiarity with the parking area and taxi ways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210's wing tip contacted the tail cone of jet which was parked at an FBO and not clear of the taxiway. The C210 was on the taxiway centerline.
Narrative: I was parked overnight at the FBO. I was ready to begin my flight. After receiving clearance; I was cleared to runway via N6; Taxiway N; to end. As I taxied between the lines on a non-movement area between airplanes; the FBO had parked a Jet about 4-5 feet into the area designated for taxi between parked aircraft. On the line on the other side of the taxi line was a Citation Jet which was right on the line. Because the jet on the left side was into the area designated for taxi; I did not realize the jet was as far into the taxi lane as it was and the left wing tip of my aircraft touched the tail of the jet which was parked into the taxi lane. No damage to my aircraft and only very slight indentation into tail cone of the jet resulted. I gave the Manager of the FBO my name and address. The owner of the other aircraft was not present but my information was provided to the FBO. As I was staying between the taxi lines and trying to locate N6; I did not realize the jet was into the taxi area where it had apparently been parked by the FBO. I should not have assumed that staying in the middle of the taxi designated area would provide a safe lane and I could have kept a better visual estimate of the space between my aircraft and parked aircraft on either side. Contributing factor was lack of familiarity with the parking area and taxi ways.
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.