<< >> NASA ASRS Report 451467, October 1999

An inexperienced private pilot lost situational awareness while attempting to taxi into his parking space and hit a light stanchion.

Attributes
ACN	451467
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ind.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 162 flight time type : 82
ASRS Report	451467
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The incident occurred during taxi into a parking space when the left wing came in contact with a lighting post adjacent to the parking area. Minor damage was done to the left outer wing. The problem was caused by lack of attention to the left side of the plane when parking. I was looking to the right side to turn into the parking space when the left wing bumped the light post. The plane was moving very slowly at the time of contact. The incident could have been prevented if I would have maintained my position on the taxi line until exactly in front of the parking spot and by more attention to the left side.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INEXPERIENCED PVT PLT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI INTO HIS PARKING SPACE AND HIT A LIGHT STANCHION.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAXI INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE L WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LIGHTING POST ADJACENT TO THE PARKING AREA. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE L OUTER WING. THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF ATTN TO THE L SIDE OF THE PLANE WHEN PARKING. I WAS LOOKING TO THE R SIDE TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE WHEN THE L WING BUMPED THE LIGHT POST. THE PLANE WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY AT THE TIME OF CONTACT. THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF I WOULD HAVE MAINTAINED MY POS ON THE TAXI LINE UNTIL EXACTLY IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND BY MORE ATTN TO THE L SIDE.

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.