Wingtip damage results when one light aircraft on taxi attempts to pass another in confined space.

Attributes
ACN	461601
Time
Date	200001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Scotsman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	461601
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing, we were taxiing to the hangar. We noticed another pilot had taken his airplane out of the hangar with the nose facing south on the ramp. We were going to have to taxi north on the ramp and realized the clearance would be close as we passed the parked airplane. The owner of the parked airplane stood near his wingtip to direct us by, but we both misjudged and the right wingtip of both airplanes collided causing minor damage to each. Due to the minimum propeller clearance on the mooney, I was reluctant to taxi off the ramp onto the grass to give further clearance to get around the parked airplane. In the future, if it looks like the clearance will be minimal, it would be best just to stop and ground handle the airplane past the obstacle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WINGTIP DAMAGE RESULTS WHEN ONE LIGHT ACFT ON TAXI ATTEMPTS TO PASS ANOTHER IN CONFINED SPACE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG, WE WERE TAXIING TO THE HANGAR. WE NOTICED ANOTHER PLT HAD TAKEN HIS AIRPLANE OUT OF THE HANGAR WITH THE NOSE FACING S ON THE RAMP. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TAXI N ON THE RAMP AND REALIZED THE CLRNC WOULD BE CLOSE AS WE PASSED THE PARKED AIRPLANE. THE OWNER OF THE PARKED AIRPLANE STOOD NEAR HIS WINGTIP TO DIRECT US BY, BUT WE BOTH MISJUDGED AND THE R WINGTIP OF BOTH AIRPLANES COLLIDED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO EACH. DUE TO THE MINIMUM PROP CLRNC ON THE MOONEY, I WAS RELUCTANT TO TAXI OFF THE RAMP ONTO THE GRASS TO GIVE FURTHER CLRNC TO GET AROUND THE PARKED AIRPLANE. IN THE FUTURE, IF IT LOOKS LIKE THE CLRNC WILL BE MINIMAL, IT WOULD BE BEST JUST TO STOP AND GND HANDLE THE AIRPLANE PAST THE OBSTACLE.

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.