GA small aircraft taxiway excursion resulting in extensive propeller damage.

Attributes
ACN	121048
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	121048
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing to parking I was distracted momentarily trying to select FBO for parking. I was taxiing on a taxiway between a row of parked planes and a curb on the left side of taxiway. My left gear brushed against curb, deflecting my craft to the left and allowing the propeller to hit the curb. Cost to propeller $1100. No damage to airport property.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA TXWY EXCURSION RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE PROPELLER DAMAGE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING I WAS DISTRACTED MOMENTARILY TRYING TO SELECT FBO FOR PARKING. I WAS TAXIING ON A TXWY BTWN A ROW OF PARKED PLANES AND A CURB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF TXWY. MY LEFT GEAR BRUSHED AGAINST CURB, DEFLECTING MY CRAFT TO THE LEFT AND ALLOWING THE PROP TO HIT THE CURB. COST TO PROP $1100. NO DAMAGE TO ARPT PROPERTY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.