A sheriff's car hit a taxiing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	263156
Time
Date	199402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 275 flight time type : 269
ASRS Report	263156
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	263232
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After returning from a normal training flight, the instructor and student taxied the airplane to the fuel stop. After refueling, the airplane was cleared to taxi from the fuel stop to the ramp. Position lights, anti- collision light, strobe lights, and taxi lights were on. This was confirmed by the lineman, a. 2 additional line personnel were parking a king air and could verify all lights on. Also, the tower could verify all lights on. The time at the fuel stop is about XA50 pm. Police verified with tower that lights were on. The airplane exited the fuel stop and proceeded on taxiway B. As the airplane was approaching taxiway north, the throttle was brought to idle and light braking was applied to prepare for the turn onto taxiway north which leads into the ramp. The airplane was taxiing at a very slow speed due to night, rain and the turn. After the turn was completed, the airplane was struck by a squad car. According to an eye witness, B, the lights of the airplane were on and only the parking lights of the squad car were on. After the car hit the airplane, the airplane was forced off the taxiway centerline approximately 10 ft and was turned approximately 90 degrees. The airplane engine came to an immediate stop and the propeller was bent. There were no injuries. Visible damage is to the propeller. There were no indications that the car either saw the aircraft or braked. The driver of the squad car was officer C. According to sgt. D of the sheriff's office, this incident will be classified as a traffic accident. Sgt. D is the investigating officer. Sgt. D commented: 1) officer C was not supposed to be on the ramp. 2) officer C is an ATP and that is why he was probably on the ramp. 3) aircraft have right-of-way on ramp. 4) aircraft was to the right and, even if it were a car, it would have right-of-way. 5) commented no question who is at fault for the above reasons. Because a sheriff's officer was involved, homicide detective east was also assigned to the case. His comment was: no question who was at fault, the sheriff's fault, there would be no charges and/or fines brought against the pilots and his only question was what form to use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SHERIFF'S CAR HIT A TAXIING ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER RETURNING FROM A NORMAL TRAINING FLT, THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE FUEL STOP. AFTER REFUELING, THE AIRPLANE WAS CLRED TO TAXI FROM THE FUEL STOP TO THE RAMP. POS LIGHTS, ANTI- COLLISION LIGHT, STROBE LIGHTS, AND TAXI LIGHTS WERE ON. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE LINEMAN, A. 2 ADDITIONAL LINE PERSONNEL WERE PARKING A KING AIR AND COULD VERIFY ALL LIGHTS ON. ALSO, THE TWR COULD VERIFY ALL LIGHTS ON. THE TIME AT THE FUEL STOP IS ABOUT XA50 PM. POLICE VERIFIED WITH TWR THAT LIGHTS WERE ON. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE FUEL STOP AND PROCEEDED ON TXWY B. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS APCHING TXWY N, THE THROTTLE WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE AND LIGHT BRAKING WAS APPLIED TO PREPARE FOR THE TURN ONTO TXWY N WHICH LEADS INTO THE RAMP. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING AT A VERY SLOW SPD DUE TO NIGHT, RAIN AND THE TURN. AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETED, THE AIRPLANE WAS STRUCK BY A SQUAD CAR. ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS, B, THE LIGHTS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE ON AND ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS OF THE SQUAD CAR WERE ON. AFTER THE CAR HIT THE AIRPLANE, THE AIRPLANE WAS FORCED OFF THE TXWY CTRLINE APPROX 10 FT AND WAS TURNED APPROX 90 DEGS. THE AIRPLANE ENG CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP AND THE PROP WAS BENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VISIBLE DAMAGE IS TO THE PROP. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE CAR EITHER SAW THE ACFT OR BRAKED. THE DRIVER OF THE SQUAD CAR WAS OFFICER C. ACCORDING TO SGT. D OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THIS INCIDENT WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS A TFC ACCIDENT. SGT. D IS THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER. SGT. D COMMENTED: 1) OFFICER C WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE RAMP. 2) OFFICER C IS AN ATP AND THAT IS WHY HE WAS PROBABLY ON THE RAMP. 3) ACFT HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON RAMP. 4) ACFT WAS TO THE R AND, EVEN IF IT WERE A CAR, IT WOULD HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY. 5) COMMENTED NO QUESTION WHO IS AT FAULT FOR THE ABOVE REASONS. BECAUSE A SHERIFF'S OFFICER WAS INVOLVED, HOMICIDE DETECTIVE E WAS ALSO ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. HIS COMMENT WAS: NO QUESTION WHO WAS AT FAULT, THE SHERIFF'S FAULT, THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGES AND/OR FINES BROUGHT AGAINST THE PLTS AND HIS ONLY QUESTION WAS WHAT FORM TO USE.

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.