An small aircraft pilot during taxi at acy struck another aircraft, wingtip to spinner.

Attributes
ACN	520110
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15.1 flight time total : 2026 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	520110
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	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing from the FBO ramp, the left wingtip of my airplane contacted the spinner of a single engine parked aircraft causing a small dent and scratches to the spinner. My airplane suffered a broken plastic lens cover and a scratch under the left wing. The mishap did not qualify as a rptable accident or incident according to NTSB. The mishap occurred because I was distraction inside the cockpit instead of watching outside as I should have been. In the future, I will set up the radios, transponder, GPS, etc, while I am stopped!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT DURING TAXI AT ACY STRUCK ANOTHER ACFT, WINGTIP TO SPINNER.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FROM THE FBO RAMP, THE L WINGTIP OF MY AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE SPINNER OF A SINGLE ENG PARKED ACFT CAUSING A SMALL DENT AND SCRATCHES TO THE SPINNER. MY AIRPLANE SUFFERED A BROKEN PLASTIC LENS COVER AND A SCRATCH UNDER THE L WING. THE MISHAP DID NOT QUALIFY AS A RPTABLE ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT ACCORDING TO NTSB. THE MISHAP OCCURRED BECAUSE I WAS DISTR INSIDE THE COCKPIT INSTEAD OF WATCHING OUTSIDE AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL SET UP THE RADIOS, XPONDER, GPS, ETC, WHILE I AM STOPPED!

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.