What happened
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Hy-vee food stores corp air taxi struck a united a/l lava truck, acft has subs damage. Chicago, IL. (.4)the airplane's taxi instructions were to taxi from the signature ramp down delta taxiway to D1, turn north on bravo taxiway, cross the bravo bridge to runway 32R. While the airplane was taxiing through the D-3 intersection, a united airlines lavatory truck impacted the right engine and right propeller pushing the airplane approximately 10 feet off of the taxiway centerline. The o'Hare law enforcement department issued a violation to the driver of the truck for failing to give-way to an aircraft. The united airlines lavatory truck, number LT411, had undergone a 'b' maintenance check on September 12, 1997. The united airlines o'Hare operating procedures for motor vehicles stated in the section for yielding the right-of-way, 'no person shall operate a motor vehicle unless he yields the right-of-way to aircraft in motion. Taxiing aircraft always have the right-of-way. The o'Hare ground vehicle operating regulations state, 'no person operating a ground vehicle shall cross taxiways without bringing the vehicle to a complete stop an d observing ground airplane traffic in all directions. Taxing aircraft always have the right-of-way.' (-23) on November 7, 1997 at approximately 1235 CDT, Beechcraft C-90, N200HV, piloted by PIC kirk shultice and SIC donald w. todd with 3 passengers on board was struck by a united airlines sanitation truck while outbound on taxiway delta at Chicago o'Hare airport (ord), Chicago, IL. There were no injuries to the occupants of N200HV which incurred substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
HY-VEE FOOD STORES CORP AIR TAXI STRUCK A UNITED A/L LAVA TRUCK, ACFT HAS SUBS DAMAGE.CHICAGO, IL. (.4)THE AIRPLANE'S TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO TAXI FROM THE SIGNATURE RAMP DOWN DELTA TAXIWAY TO D1, TURN NORTH ON BRAVO TAXIWAY, CROSS THE BRAVO BRIDGE TO RUNWAY 32R. WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING THROUGH THE D-3 INTERSECTION, A UNITED AIRLINES LAVATORY TRUCK IMPACTED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RIGHT PROPELLER PUSHING THE AIRPLANE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF OF THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. THE O'HARE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ISSUED A VIOLATION TO THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK FOR FAILING TO GIVE-WAY TO AN AIRCRAFT. THE UNITED AIRLINES LAVATORY TRUCK, NUMBER LT411, HAD UNDERGONE A 'B' MAINTENANCE CHECK ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1997. THE UNITED AIRLINES O'HARE OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES STATED IN THE SECTION FOR YIELDING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, 'NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE UNLESS HE YIELDS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AIRCRAFT IN MOTION. TAXIING AIRCRAFT ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE O'HARE GROUND VEHICLE OPERATING REGULATIONS STATE, 'NO PERSON OPERATING A GROUND VEHICLE SHALL CROSS TAXIWAYS WITHOUT BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AN D OBSERVING GROUND AIRPLANE TRAFFIC IN ALL DIRECTIONS. TAXING AIRCRAFT ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.' (-23) ON NOVEMBER 7, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 CDT, BEECHCRAFT C-90, N200HV, PILOTED BY PIC KIRK SHULTICE AND SIC DONALD W. TODD WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WAS STRUCK BY A UNITED AIRLINES SANITATION TRUCK WHILE OUTBOUND ON TAXIWAY DELTA AT CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT (ORD), CHICAGO, IL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF N200HV WHICH INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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