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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Lincoln Park, NJ · July 13, 1998

Date: July 13, 1998 · 17:30 local
Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
Airport: Lincoln Park Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N19667
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD98LA100
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 77 total20 in this make and model

N19667Registered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17260650 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172L 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.

(-23)Pilot hit fuel truck while taxing. (.4) the pilot flew to the airport to pick up his father. He said that he had touched down on runway 19, and was taxiing back to the runway, when he saw his father at the end of the taxiway on the left. The airplane was travelling on the center line of the taxiway, when its right wing tip struck a fuel truck that was parked in front of another airplane, that was tied down. The pilot was not from the area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT HIT FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXING. (.4) THE PILOT FLEW TO THE AIRPORT TO PICK UP HIS FATHER. HE SAID THAT HE HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 19, AND WAS TAXIING BACK TO THE RUNWAY, WHEN HE SAW HIS FATHER AT THE END OF THE TAXIWAY ON THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELLING ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE TAXIWAY, WHEN ITS RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE, THAT WAS TIED DOWN. THE PILOT WAS NOT FROM THE AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD98LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLincoln Park, NJInadequate visual lookout by the pilot, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck. Related factors were the truck and the pilot was unfamiliar with that area.Jul 13, 1998 · Substantial damage