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Private pilot of a C172 struck the left wingtip on a fence post resulting in damage to the aircraft wingtip, but no damage to the fence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hgr |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 302 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 367824 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing to the FBO (FBO X) at hgr, I was about to make a left turn to park in front of the FBO. A lineman motioned for me to park on the right. I looked to my right and saw 3 airplanes parked and noticed a king air behind me. The lineman wanted to give the king air the spot I wanted. So, keeping my attention on the airplanes where I was to park, I turned to the right. Halfway through the turn my airplane stopped due to the left wingtip hitting a fence post. No damage to the fence post, but I had my wing inspected and left it at FBO Y, across the same field (hgr) for repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 STRUCK THE L WINGTIP ON A FENCE POST RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WINGTIP, BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE FENCE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO THE FBO (FBO X) AT HGR, I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A L TURN TO PARK IN FRONT OF THE FBO. A LINEMAN MOTIONED FOR ME TO PARK ON THE R. I LOOKED TO MY R AND SAW 3 AIRPLANES PARKED AND NOTICED A KING AIR BEHIND ME. THE LINEMAN WANTED TO GIVE THE KING AIR THE SPOT I WANTED. SO, KEEPING MY ATTN ON THE AIRPLANES WHERE I WAS TO PARK, I TURNED TO THE R. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN MY AIRPLANE STOPPED DUE TO THE L WINGTIP HITTING A FENCE POST. NO DAMAGE TO THE FENCE POST, BUT I HAD MY WING INSPECTED AND LEFT IT AT FBO Y, ACROSS THE SAME FIELD (HGR) FOR REPAIR.
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.