Small aircraft taxiing between rows of aircraft hits spinner of parked aircraft with wing tip.

Attributes
ACN	247687
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 21n
State Reference	NY
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, Low 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 : 40 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	247687
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was taxiing to the active runway between 2 rows of aircraft facing me. 1 plane to my right was about to be pushed back, and thus sticking out into the center row. In my concern to avoid that plane, I allowed my left wing tip to strike the spinner of an aircraft to my left. 2 factors contributed to this event: 1) my inattn. 2) the absence of a centerline stripe which would have assisted me in maintaining separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAXIING BTWN ROWS OF ACFT HITS SPINNER OF PARKED ACFT WITH WING TIP.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RWY BTWN 2 ROWS OF ACFT FACING ME. 1 PLANE TO MY R WAS ABOUT TO BE PUSHED BACK, AND THUS STICKING OUT INTO THE CTR ROW. IN MY CONCERN TO AVOID THAT PLANE, I ALLOWED MY L WING TIP TO STRIKE THE SPINNER OF AN ACFT TO MY L. 2 FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT: 1) MY INATTN. 2) THE ABSENCE OF A CTRLINE STRIPE WHICH WOULD HAVE ASSISTED ME IN MAINTAINING SEPARATION.

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.