PA28 instructor and student hit a hangar.

Attributes
ACN	539195
Time
Date	200202
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ryn.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 113 flight time total : 737 flight time type : 335
ASRS Report	539195
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My student had just passed his private pilot asel practical test. We were taxiing out of our parking spot in front of the examiner's office. We began to turn left and it appeared to me that our right wing would be clear of the hangars in front of us. Midway through the turn, I looked inside at my student who was telling me about his examination. I then heard a scraping noise and immediately put my feet on the brakes. I looked to our right and saw that our wingtip had made contact with the hangar door. The wingtip was broken, but there was no structural damage to the wing or wing skin. The hangar door had a small dent and scratch. I believe this could have been prevented if I had never looked away from the wingtips during the turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HIT A HANGAR.

Narrative: MY STUDENT HAD JUST PASSED HIS PVT PLT ASEL PRACTICAL TEST. WE WERE TAXIING OUT OF OUR PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF THE EXAMINER'S OFFICE. WE BEGAN TO TURN L AND IT APPEARED TO ME THAT OUR R WING WOULD BE CLR OF THE HANGARS IN FRONT OF US. MIDWAY THROUGH THE TURN, I LOOKED INSIDE AT MY STUDENT WHO WAS TELLING ME ABOUT HIS EXAM. I THEN HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FEET ON THE BRAKES. I LOOKED TO OUR R AND SAW THAT OUR WINGTIP HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE HANGAR DOOR. THE WINGTIP WAS BROKEN, BUT THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WING OR WING SKIN. THE HANGAR DOOR HAD A SMALL DENT AND SCRATCH. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF I HAD NEVER LOOKED AWAY FROM THE WINGTIPS DURING THE TURN.

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.