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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Warrenton, VA · September 16, 1997

Date: September 16, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Warrenton, VA
Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N733NG
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,660 total

N733NGRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2007 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268415 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: N733NE was taxiing out for take off on the main taxiway at warrentown fauqier airport, Virginia when a gmc 1987 truck was observed taxiing in the opposite direction on the same taxiway. The truck pulled off to the right of the taxiway onto the grass area to avoid hitting the aircraft. After the truck driver thought the aircraft was clear, he prematurely made a sudden left turn to get back on to the taxiway again and again placed the truck in the path of the taxiing aircraft. Because of this sudden movement on the part of the truck driver the pilot was left with insufficient space to stop the aircraft and keep the left wing fairing from colliding with the truck.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N733NE WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKE OFF ON THE MAIN TAXIWAY AT WARRENTOWN FAUQIER AIRPORT, VIRGINIA WHEN A GMC 1987 TRUCK WAS OBSERVED TAXIING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE SAME TAXIWAY. THE TRUCK PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE GRASS AREA TO AVOID HITTING THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE TRUCK DRIVER THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEAR, HE PREMATURELY MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN TO GET BACK ON TO THE TAXIWAY AGAIN AND AGAIN PLACED THE TRUCK IN THE PATH OF THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT. BECAUSE OF THIS SUDDEN MOVEMENT ON THE PART OF THE TRUCK DRIVER THE PILOT WAS LEFT WITH INSUFFICIENT SPACE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND KEEP THE LEFT WING FAIRING FROM COLLIDING WITH THE TRUCK.

Other reports on N733NG · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19991211036419IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Santa Maria, CA(-23) Student pilot lost control of aircraft during landing. Wind conditions had become gusty during last take-off and landing and he was planning a full stop landing.Dec 11, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19950529016939IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Atlanta, GANarrative: aircraft landed on runway 20L, lost control, and ran off left side of runway. It then proceeded along a 10-20 degree line off of the runway centerline and struck a dirt berm, causing minor damage to the prop and left wing tip. The pilot reported…May 29, 1995 · Minor damage