A PA28 reports his aircraft's right wing struck a pvc pole beside the runway as he was taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	659528
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	659528
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

While back-taxiing to runway 33; the right wing hit a 4 ft tall; 2 inch diameter pvc pipe. This pipe was painted green. Its purpose is to hold a sign telling pilots to use 122.9. This is a hazard. A cessna would have cleared it; but it is redundant and nonstandard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 RPTS HIS ACFT'S R WING STRUCK A PVC POLE BESIDE THE RWY AS HE WAS TAXIING.

Narrative: WHILE BACK-TAXIING TO RWY 33; THE R WING HIT A 4 FT TALL; 2 INCH DIAMETER PVC PIPE. THIS PIPE WAS PAINTED GREEN. ITS PURPOSE IS TO HOLD A SIGN TELLING PLTS TO USE 122.9. THIS IS A HAZARD. A CESSNA WOULD HAVE CLRED IT; BUT IT IS REDUNDANT AND NONSTANDARD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.