Private pilot of an small aircraft sel struck the propeller during taxi to parking.

Attributes
ACN	320546
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 118 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	320546
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 385 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	320917
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The incident occurred at the end of a flight during return taxi to the parking area. The taxi route required me to pass behind a row of parked planes. The parked planes were on my right and the ramp edge, bordered by grass, was on the left. My attention was focused on the plane's right wing to ensure there was ample clearance with the parked planes, however, I allowed the left main wheel and nosewheel to enter the grass. The plane dipped into a 'mudhole' and the propeller struck the ground. The damage to the propeller was slight and was confined to just one of the blade tips. To prevent this problem from reoccurring I must be more diligent to divide my attention between providing clearance with the parked planes and being aware of the plane's position on the ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL STRUCK THE PROP DURING TAXI TO PARKING.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF A FLT DURING RETURN TAXI TO THE PARKING AREA. THE TAXI RTE REQUIRED ME TO PASS BEHIND A ROW OF PARKED PLANES. THE PARKED PLANES WERE ON MY R AND THE RAMP EDGE, BORDERED BY GRASS, WAS ON THE L. MY ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON THE PLANE'S R WING TO ENSURE THERE WAS AMPLE CLRNC WITH THE PARKED PLANES, HOWEVER, I ALLOWED THE L MAIN WHEEL AND NOSEWHEEL TO ENTER THE GRASS. THE PLANE DIPPED INTO A 'MUDHOLE' AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GND. THE DAMAGE TO THE PROP WAS SLIGHT AND WAS CONFINED TO JUST ONE OF THE BLADE TIPS. TO PREVENT THIS PROB FROM REOCCURRING I MUST BE MORE DILIGENT TO DIVIDE MY ATTENTION BTWN PROVIDING CLRNC WITH THE PARKED PLANES AND BEING AWARE OF THE PLANE'S POS ON THE RAMP.

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.