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PA28 student pilot, with instructor, inadvertently struck a fuel truck during taxi out causing damage to the left wingtip. He and his instructor noticed the fuel truck, but the student believed that there must be room to pass, and the instructor was not looking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eky.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11.2 flight time total : 36.8 flight time type : 17.6 |
| ASRS Report | 512168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 1010 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 512169 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Plane struck fuel truck while taxiing to runway. The plane's wingtip dented the cabin attendant, becoming lodged there. Plane was stopped and turned off -- the wingtip had broken off about 6-8 inches up. Maintenance personnel dislodged the wing and took the plane to the hangar. Prior to the incident, neither I nor my instructor commented on the presence of the fuel truck in the taxiway. I noticed the truck's presence, but did not correct for it, as I assumed that since I was directly in the middle of the taxiway, the truck would be far enough away to clear the plane. In reality, I needed to correct for about 6 ft more between plane and truck. Additional factors included my divided attention between taxiing and listening to the radio for a WX report. I believe that future steps to prevent recurrence would include in getting WX information beforehand and making sure that at least 4-5 ft of clearance is available between the plane and other objects.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 STUDENT PLT, WITH INSTRUCTOR, INADVERTENTLY STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK DURING TAXI OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP. HE AND HIS INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE FUEL TRUCK, BUT THE STUDENT BELIEVED THAT THERE MUST BE ROOM TO PASS, AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT LOOKING.
Narrative: PLANE STRUCK FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING TO RWY. THE PLANE'S WINGTIP DENTED THE CAB, BECOMING LODGED THERE. PLANE WAS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF -- THE WINGTIP HAD BROKEN OFF ABOUT 6-8 INCHES UP. MAINT PERSONNEL DISLODGED THE WING AND TOOK THE PLANE TO THE HANGAR. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, NEITHER I NOR MY INSTRUCTOR COMMENTED ON THE PRESENCE OF THE FUEL TRUCK IN THE TXWY. I NOTICED THE TRUCK'S PRESENCE, BUT DID NOT CORRECT FOR IT, AS I ASSUMED THAT SINCE I WAS DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TXWY, THE TRUCK WOULD BE FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO CLR THE PLANE. IN REALITY, I NEEDED TO CORRECT FOR ABOUT 6 FT MORE BTWN PLANE AND TRUCK. ADDITIONAL FACTORS INCLUDED MY DIVIDED ATTN BTWN TAXIING AND LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR A WX RPT. I BELIEVE THAT FUTURE STEPS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE WOULD INCLUDE IN GETTING WX INFO BEFOREHAND AND MAKING SURE THAT AT LEAST 4-5 FT OF CLRNC IS AVAILABLE BTWN THE PLANE AND OTHER OBJECTS.
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.