# Accident 20000718006669A: Piper PA38112, San Luis Obispo, CA, July 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2000, 14:37 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2494° N, 120.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2494&lon=-120.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2400P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2400P-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718006669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA270), Jul 18, 2000: Piper PA-38-112 (N2400P), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing to the runway, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck.

## Other reports on N2400P (1)

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

- [Incident 19990513020969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990513020969I), May 13, 1999: Piper PA38112 (N2400P), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. On 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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