Small transport atx struck wingtip on another aircraft wingtip while taxiing to parking.

Attributes
ACN	267775
Time
Date	199404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lex
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	BN-2A Islander/Defender
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1920 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	267775
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed at wichita (ict) on runway 19L, taxied off on A5 to A6 to ramp. Ramp is not lighted and crowded with static aircraft. Taxied in front of FBO south terminal. 1 airplane was parked perpendicular to terminal building and other aircraft parked opposite. I attempted to taxi between these aircraft. I was watching my right wingtip to make sure I did not hit plane parked next to terminal. In doing so, I was not attentive enough to my left wingtip and I struck another company's left wingtip parked in opposite direction. Basically the problem was my fault but there are many problems that attributed. One is the ramp is not lighted. Second, the aircraft I hit was parked outside of ramp lines and should have been parked further in. I should have taxied in on A7 and entered ramp from south to north. Also, aircraft should not have been parked next to terminal. Basically, I should not have attempted to taxi into such a tight space and I will not put myself in that position again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT ATX STRUCK WINGTIP ON ANOTHER ACFT WINGTIP WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING.

Narrative: LANDED AT WICHITA (ICT) ON RWY 19L, TAXIED OFF ON A5 TO A6 TO RAMP. RAMP IS NOT LIGHTED AND CROWDED WITH STATIC ACFT. TAXIED IN FRONT OF FBO S TERMINAL. 1 AIRPLANE WAS PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO TERMINAL BUILDING AND OTHER ACFT PARKED OPPOSITE. I ATTEMPTED TO TAXI BTWN THESE ACFT. I WAS WATCHING MY R WINGTIP TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT HIT PLANE PARKED NEXT TO TERMINAL. IN DOING SO, I WAS NOT ATTENTIVE ENOUGH TO MY L WINGTIP AND I STRUCK ANOTHER COMPANY'S L WINGTIP PARKED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BASICALLY THE PROB WAS MY FAULT BUT THERE ARE MANY PROBS THAT ATTRIBUTED. ONE IS THE RAMP IS NOT LIGHTED. SECOND, THE ACFT I HIT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF RAMP LINES AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PARKED FURTHER IN. I SHOULD HAVE TAXIED IN ON A7 AND ENTERED RAMP FROM S TO N. ALSO, ACFT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PARKED NEXT TO TERMINAL. BASICALLY, I SHOULD NOT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TAXI INTO SUCH A TIGHT SPACE AND I WILL NOT PUT MYSELF IN THAT POS AGAIN.

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.