Private pilot in small aircraft hits fence with wingtip while taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	435872
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5.8 flight time total : 330
ASRS Report	435872
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing and turning aircraft to position on ramp tie-down area, the left wing struck a perimeter fence post, denting the leading edge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT IN SMA HITS FENCE WITH WINGTIP WHILE TAXIING.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING AND TURNING ACFT TO POS ON RAMP TIE-DOWN AREA, THE L WING STRUCK A PERIMETER FENCE POST, DENTING THE LEADING EDGE.

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.