PLT TAXIED INTO A TIGHT AREA HITTING A PICKUP TRUCK.

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I WAS TAXIING AN SMA BACK TO THE NW CORNER OF VAN NUYS ARPT; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMERCIAL ACFT SALES LINE. AS I TAXIED UP TO THE RAMP AREA; I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ACFT PARKED ON THE SALES RAMP. I SAW AN AREA BTWN A HANGAR AND AN ACFT THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO TAXI THROUGH. AS I GOT CLOSER; I REALIZED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GO BTWN THE HANGAR AND OTHER ACFT STRAIGHT AS COMPARED TO AN ANGLE. I TURNED TO THE L AND THEN TO THE R TO APCH THE AREA STRAIGHT ON. THERE WAS A SMALL PICKUP TRUCK PARKED AGAINST THE HANGAR; WHICH MY L WING CLRED. AFTER MAKING SURE THAT MY L WING CLRED THE TRUCK; I RETURNED MY ATTN BACK TO THE R WING. WHILE WATCHING MY R WING TO MAKE SURE IT CLRED THE PARKED ACFT; I HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE AND FELT MY PLANE SOFTLY ROCK BACK AND FORTH. I LOOKED TO MY L AND SAW THAT THE L WING HAD HIT A PART OF THE UTILITY RACK THAT WAS ON THE TRUCK. THE UTILITY RACK WAS HARD TO SEE BECAUSE IT BLENDED IN WITH THE HANGAR. I STOPPED AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY THUMB IN THE LEADING EDGE AT 5-6 INCHES IN FROM THE WING TIP. WITH HELP I PULLED THE PLANE AWAY FROM THE TRUCK AND THEN PARKED IT. IN MY OPINION; I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED TAXIING AND MADE A CLOSER INSPECTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I COULD HAVE TAXIED IN THAT AREA. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PARKED ON A TAXIWAY; EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UP AGAINST A HANGAR.