BE36 pilot was directed into a parking area by the unicom operator and FBO person that was too tight for the aircraft. The aircraft wingtip hit a ground equipment cabinet.

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Attributes
ACN	557067
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ack.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	557067
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I landed at nantucket airport, taxied onto the ramp and was told to follow a van to the tie-down. He apparently told me to go in a certain spot. I didn't hear him, but also didn't see a location I considered wide enough. After I passed that location, I was told to make a 180 degree turn. At that point, to make a turn, the aircraft would have been on an incline and I thought the wing would hit the ground. So he told me to follow him after I refused the 180 degree turn. My right wing was very close to the parked aircraft. As I taxied, I felt a bump and thought my wheel ran over something. However, when I went to pick up the plane later, I was told there might be damage. The plastic covering the lights on the left wingtip was broken. I had hit a fire extinguisher cabinet. The aircraft did not sustain rptable damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 PLT WAS DIRECTED INTO A PARKING AREA BY THE UNICOM OPERATOR AND FBO PERSON THAT WAS TOO TIGHT FOR THE ACFT. THE ACFT WINGTIP HIT A GND EQUIP CABINET.

Narrative: I LANDED AT NANTUCKET ARPT, TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP AND WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW A VAN TO THE TIE-DOWN. HE APPARENTLY TOLD ME TO GO IN A CERTAIN SPOT. I DIDN'T HEAR HIM, BUT ALSO DIDN'T SEE A LOCATION I CONSIDERED WIDE ENOUGH. AFTER I PASSED THAT LOCATION, I WAS TOLD TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN. AT THAT POINT, TO MAKE A TURN, THE ACFT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON AN INCLINE AND I THOUGHT THE WING WOULD HIT THE GND. SO HE TOLD ME TO FOLLOW HIM AFTER I REFUSED THE 180 DEG TURN. MY R WING WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE PARKED ACFT. AS I TAXIED, I FELT A BUMP AND THOUGHT MY WHEEL RAN OVER SOMETHING. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE PLANE LATER, I WAS TOLD THERE MIGHT BE DAMAGE. THE PLASTIC COVERING THE LIGHTS ON THE L WINGTIP WAS BROKEN. I HAD HIT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER CABINET. THE ACFT DID NOT SUSTAIN RPTABLE DAMAGE.

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.