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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · San Luis Obispo, CA · July 18, 2000

Date: July 18, 2000 · 14:37 local
Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport: San Luis Obispo County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2400P
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00LA270
Reported as: Piper PA38112

N2400PRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0974 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) As Mr. Mitchell was taxing for departure to rwy 29, the right wingtip of the aircraft struck the left rear portion of a fuel truck. The fuel truck was stationary and was parkied in a transient spot in a non-movement area of the iarport. Mr. Mitchell stated that he looked down to change frequencies and then looked up and was unable to aviod a collision with the fuel truck. He also stated that he started a turn but could not complete it. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right wingtip was shattered, the outboard nose rib complete it. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right wingtip was shattered, the outboard nose rib was bent, the leading edge skin was pushed aft approximately three inches, the lower wing skin aft of the main spar at the fuslage was ripped, and the rear spar bulkhead was distorted due to compression force.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS MR. MITCHELL WAS TAXING FOR DEPARTURE TO RWY 29, THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LEFT REAR PORTION OF A FUEL TRUCK. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND WAS PARKIED IN A TRANSIENT SPOT IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA OF THE IARPORT. MR. MITCHELL STATED THAT HE LOOKED DOWN TO CHANGE FREQUENCIES AND THEN LOOKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO AVIOD A COLLISION WITH THE FUEL TRUCK. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE STARTED A TURN BUT COULD NOT COMPLETE IT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WINGTIP WAS SHATTERED, THE OUTBOARD NOSE RIB COMPLETE IT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WINGTIP WAS SHATTERED, THE OUTBOARD NOSE RIB WAS BENT, THE LEADING EDGE SKIN WAS PUSHED AFT APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES, THE LOWER WING SKIN AFT OF THE MAIN SPAR AT THE FUSLAGE WAS RIPPED, AND THE REAR SPAR BULKHEAD WAS DISTORTED DUE TO COMPRESSION FORCE.

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 LAX00LA270Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing to the runway, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck.Jul 18, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2400P · 1

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

Incident 19990513020969ILevel Off Touchdown · Fresno, CAOn 5/13/99 at 1015 am PDT, N2400P was being operated on an instructional flight involving practice takeoffs and landings at the Fresno Chandler airport. The weather was VFR with a 10 to 15 knot wind from the northwest. The flight instructor was demonstrating…May 13, 1999 · Minor damage