Aircraft collided with other parked aircraft on ramp poorly lighted.

Attributes
ACN	1331575
Time
Date	201603
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	X26.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 84 Flight Crew Type 40
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft

Narrative:

I flew into an airport at night. It's a little non controlled airport. I was taxiing back to the tie down area and they have zero lighting back there. I wasn't so lucky as I hit another parked plane and totaled mine. I just think there should be sufficient lighting if you're gonna have planes coming in to tie down for the night. I just think the system they have blinds your eyes from multi bright colors to a pitch black windshield and a strobe that [is] killing your night vision. I'm prob going to be found at some kind of fault but I'm here to tell you that's a hazardous situation they have going on there at night for sure. Not good for pilots not familiar with the airport and the parking of the planes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Aircraft collided with other parked aircraft on ramp poorly lighted.

Narrative: I flew into an airport at night. It's a little non controlled airport. I was taxiing back to the tie down area and they have zero lighting back there. I wasn't so lucky as I hit another parked plane and totaled mine. I just think there should be sufficient lighting if you're gonna have planes coming in to tie down for the night. I just think the system they have blinds your eyes from multi bright colors to a pitch black windshield and a strobe that [is] killing your night vision. I'm prob going to be found at some kind of fault but I'm here to tell you that's a hazardous situation they have going on there at night for sure. Not good for pilots not familiar with the airport and the parking of the planes.

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