Taxiing in tie-down area, hit parked aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	239811
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	239811
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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 maneuvering my aircraft around in a tie-down area, my wing tip put a dent in a parked aircraft's wing. Fortunately the damage to both aircraft was minor and was not an accident. One contributing factor to this event was that I allowed myself to be distracted by a passenger. As proven here, taxiing is just as important a phase of flying as being airborne and requires our fullest attention, especially taxiing around parking areas. I suppose you could say this was an inexpensive lesson momentarily, but the greater damage was to my pride having to tell the other aircraft owner what I had done and to myself for not being more careful. From that respect, in pride damage it will be a lesson remembered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING IN TIE-DOWN AREA, HIT PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE MANEUVERING MY ACFT AROUND IN A TIE-DOWN AREA, MY WING TIP PUT A DENT IN A PARKED ACFT'S WING. FORTUNATELY THE DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT WAS MINOR AND WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS EVENT WAS THAT I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE DISTRACTED BY A PAX. AS PROVEN HERE, TAXIING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT A PHASE OF FLYING AS BEING AIRBORNE AND REQUIRES OUR FULLEST ATTN, ESPECIALLY TAXIING AROUND PARKING AREAS. I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY THIS WAS AN INEXPENSIVE LESSON MOMENTARILY, BUT THE GREATER DAMAGE WAS TO MY PRIDE HAVING TO TELL THE OTHER ACFT OWNER WHAT I HAD DONE AND TO MYSELF FOR NOT BEING MORE CAREFUL. FROM THAT RESPECT, IN PRIDE DAMAGE IT WILL BE A LESSON REMEMBERED.

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.