Small aircraft, blinded by driving rain shower, allows aircraft to roll into fuel pump.

Attributes
ACN	243441
Time
Date	199306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rrl
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 93 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	243441
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had filed an IFR flight plan with vectors to the wausau VOR direct oshkosh VOR V191 badger VOR direct east troy. I had obtained a void time for a departure within 15 mins to contact ZMP once airborne. My concern was to set up navigation and communication aids as I had started my aircraft engine. The conditions outside were a down pouring rainfall which was effecting my forward visibility as the propeller was spinning. I hadn't realized that in the confined area where my aircraft was parked and started that it had rolled forward an estimated 20 ft causing my propeller to strike a lower exposed aircraft fuel pump farm exterior cover only. I realize I was in a confined area and should have paid obviously better attention to taxiing clear of a known obstruction and then to have setup related navigation and communication concerns once clear. Especially when outside visibility is compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA, BLINDED BY DRIVING RAIN SHOWER, ALLOWS ACFT TO ROLL INTO FUEL PUMP.

Narrative: I HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN WITH VECTORS TO THE WAUSAU VOR DIRECT OSHKOSH VOR V191 BADGER VOR DIRECT EAST TROY. I HAD OBTAINED A VOID TIME FOR A DEP WITHIN 15 MINS TO CONTACT ZMP ONCE AIRBORNE. MY CONCERN WAS TO SET UP NAV AND COM AIDS AS I HAD STARTED MY ACFT ENG. THE CONDITIONS OUTSIDE WERE A DOWN POURING RAINFALL WHICH WAS EFFECTING MY FORWARD VISIBILITY AS THE PROP WAS SPINNING. I HADN'T REALIZED THAT IN THE CONFINED AREA WHERE MY ACFT WAS PARKED AND STARTED THAT IT HAD ROLLED FORWARD AN ESTIMATED 20 FT CAUSING MY PROP TO STRIKE A LOWER EXPOSED ACFT FUEL PUMP FARM EXTERIOR COVER ONLY. I REALIZE I WAS IN A CONFINED AREA AND SHOULD HAVE PAID OBVIOUSLY BETTER ATTN TO TAXIING CLR OF A KNOWN OBSTRUCTION AND THEN TO HAVE SETUP RELATED NAV AND COM CONCERNS ONCE CLR. ESPECIALLY WHEN OUTSIDE VISIBILITY IS COMPROMISED.

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.