A piper PA28 pilot was distraction and taxied into poles at tpa.

Attributes
ACN	444437
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : tpa.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	444437
Person 2
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Distraction by helicopter parked on taxiway, turned onto wrong path for taxiing. Struck poles with wingtips and propeller. Should have been concentrating better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA28 PLT WAS DISTR AND TAXIED INTO POLES AT TPA.

Narrative: DISTR BY HELI PARKED ON TXWY, TURNED ONTO WRONG PATH FOR TAXIING. STRUCK POLES WITH WINGTIPS AND PROP. SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATING BETTER.

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.