What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)While taxiing, the pilot observed a van travelling in reverse motion, moving from the pilot's left to right. The pilot signaled the van with the landing lights to attract the driver's attention, but the van passed the nose of the airplane. The pilot stopped the airplane, and the van continued and struck the right rear fuselage of the airplane. The investigation revealed that the driver had exited the running van to work on another airplane, without setting the parking brake. The van's transmission had been replaced the day of the accident, and the indicator for the gear selection was missing from the steering column.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)WHILE TAXIING, THE PILOT OBSERVED A VAN TRAVELLING IN REVERSE MOTION, MOVING FROM THE PILOT'S LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PILOT SIGNALED THE VAN WITH THE LANDING LIGHTS TO ATTRACT THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION, BUT THE VAN PASSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRPLANE, AND THE VAN CONTINUED AND STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER HAD EXITED THE RUNNING VAN TO WORK ON ANOTHER AIRPLANE, WITHOUT SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VAN'S TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE INDICATOR FOR THE GEAR SELECTION WAS MISSING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.