Aircraft struck parked car while taxiing from the tie down area.

Attributes
ACN	81177
Time
Date	198801
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	81177
Person 2
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxied into parked car (50' from tiedown). Propeller struck car. Car was in blind spot (forward to right). Small immediate s-turn would help visibility. Also, not taxiing across rows.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT STRUCK PARKED CAR WHILE TAXIING FROM THE TIE DOWN AREA.

Narrative: TAXIED INTO PARKED CAR (50' FROM TIEDOWN). PROP STRUCK CAR. CAR WAS IN BLIND SPOT (FORWARD TO RIGHT). SMALL IMMEDIATE S-TURN WOULD HELP VIS. ALSO, NOT TAXIING ACROSS ROWS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.