Aircraft X, while taxiing between a parked fuel truck and a parked aircraft Y, struck aircraft Y.

Attributes
ACN	462153
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 456 flight time type : 370
ASRS Report	462153
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	462344
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing between a parked fuel truck and parked airplane on the ramp, my left wingtip strobe light struck the rudder of a piper colt. There was no damage to my airplane and no apparent damage to the other plane. The owner is having the rudder inspected. The other party filed a report with the city of prescott. In their opinion, the fuel truck should not be parked this close to the taxi area and in addition, the taxi markings are improper. Corrective action: be more careful while taxiing. Even though I felt there was sufficient room to pass both obstacles, in hindsight I realize it was poor judgement. Contributing factors: location of the fuel truck and inadequate taxi markings/signage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT X, WHILE TAXIING BTWN A PARKED FUEL TRUCK AND A PARKED ACFT Y, STRUCK ACFT Y.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING BTWN A PARKED FUEL TRUCK AND PARKED AIRPLANE ON THE RAMP, MY L WINGTIP STROBE LIGHT STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A PIPER COLT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY AIRPLANE AND NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE OTHER PLANE. THE OWNER IS HAVING THE RUDDER INSPECTED. THE OTHER PARTY FILED A RPT WITH THE CITY OF PRESCOTT. IN THEIR OPINION, THE FUEL TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE PARKED THIS CLOSE TO THE TAXI AREA AND IN ADDITION, THE TAXI MARKINGS ARE IMPROPER. CORRECTIVE ACTION: BE MORE CAREFUL WHILE TAXIING. EVEN THOUGH I FELT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM TO PASS BOTH OBSTACLES, IN HINDSIGHT I REALIZE IT WAS POOR JUDGEMENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LOCATION OF THE FUEL TRUCK AND INADEQUATE TAXI MARKINGS/SIGNAGE.

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.