Wing tip of atx small aircraft hit building while taxiing in to discharge cargo.

Attributes
ACN	156018
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : kot
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	156018
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing in, I wanted to park as close to the only structure at airport to put mail in. It was raining and it would be best to carry up to 70 pounds boxes a short distance, for ease on myself. While taxiing I decided to put side doors on side closest to garage door. I taxied back on 34 after landing 15 and turned right to ramp area. With another unattended aircraft to miss on right corner and bldg on left corner, I wasn't trying to squeeze between them, but didn't want to be far from door, so I was to turn left (aircraft doors looking at garage door then) to park. I looked right, left, and as I started to look right again I hit the right wing on the corner of garage. This was in the middle of a not quite 180 degree turn, so right outside wing was swinging around pretty fast (left brakes was locked and tire was slipping on wet, glazed mud). It's a small ramp, but yet plenty of room to not have that kind of accident. The rain I was trying to stay out of with my misjudgement of distance I believe is the cause. How not to have this happen again: worry more about the equipment, on petty issues, than oneself. Damage was to first 1' of wing tip and back (rear spar).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WING TIP OF ATX SMA HIT BUILDING WHILE TAXIING IN TO DISCHARGE CARGO.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN, I WANTED TO PARK AS CLOSE TO THE ONLY STRUCTURE AT ARPT TO PUT MAIL IN. IT WAS RAINING AND IT WOULD BE BEST TO CARRY UP TO 70 LBS BOXES A SHORT DISTANCE, FOR EASE ON MYSELF. WHILE TAXIING I DECIDED TO PUT SIDE DOORS ON SIDE CLOSEST TO GARAGE DOOR. I TAXIED BACK ON 34 AFTER LNDG 15 AND TURNED RIGHT TO RAMP AREA. WITH ANOTHER UNATTENDED ACFT TO MISS ON RIGHT CORNER AND BLDG ON LEFT CORNER, I WASN'T TRYING TO SQUEEZE BTWN THEM, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO BE FAR FROM DOOR, SO I WAS TO TURN LEFT (ACFT DOORS LOOKING AT GARAGE DOOR THEN) TO PARK. I LOOKED RIGHT, LEFT, AND AS I STARTED TO LOOK RIGHT AGAIN I HIT THE RIGHT WING ON THE CORNER OF GARAGE. THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A NOT QUITE 180 DEG TURN, SO RIGHT OUTSIDE WING WAS SWINGING AROUND PRETTY FAST (LEFT BRAKES WAS LOCKED AND TIRE WAS SLIPPING ON WET, GLAZED MUD). IT'S A SMALL RAMP, BUT YET PLENTY OF ROOM TO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF ACCIDENT. THE RAIN I WAS TRYING TO STAY OUT OF WITH MY MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE I BELIEVE IS THE CAUSE. HOW NOT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN: WORRY MORE ABOUT THE EQUIP, ON PETTY ISSUES, THAN ONESELF. DAMAGE WAS TO FIRST 1' OF WING TIP AND BACK (REAR SPAR).

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