Small aircraft pilot taxiing hits wing of parked aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	209990
Time
Date	199205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gmu
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	209990
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had just completed and failed my CFI chkride, which had lasted approximately 6 hours. By this time, I was fatigued. I was taxiing to runway 18 for return to my home base. I received a clearance to taxi and was doing so with my aircraft on the taxiway centerline. This was the first time I had been to the airport and was unfamiliar. For this reason, I was looking to the left towards the runway and preparing to make a left turn. As I turned my head to the right, I saw the small transport but did not have sufficient time to prevent the collision of my right wing with the small transport right wing. The small transport was parked to my right and facing the opposite direction with the small transport right wing extending into the taxiway by 2 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT TAXIING HITS WING OF PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: I HAD JUST COMPLETED AND FAILED MY CFI CHKRIDE, WHICH HAD LASTED APPROX 6 HRS. BY THIS TIME, I WAS FATIGUED. I WAS TAXIING TO RWY 18 FOR RETURN TO MY HOME BASE. I RECEIVED A CLRNC TO TAXI AND WAS DOING SO WITH MY ACFT ON THE TAXIWAY CTRLINE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN TO THE ARPT AND WAS UNFAMILIAR. FOR THIS REASON, I WAS LOOKING TO THE L TOWARDS THE RWY AND PREPARING TO MAKE A L TURN. AS I TURNED MY HEAD TO THE R, I SAW THE SMT BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT THE COLLISION OF MY R WING WITH THE SMT R WING. THE SMT WAS PARKED TO MY R AND FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH THE SMT R WING EXTENDING INTO THE TAXIWAY BY 2 FT.

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.