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FAA incident report · Amtr VANS RV-6 · Apple Valley, CA · October 15, 2000

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Date
October 15, 2000 · 16:10 local
Place
Apple Valley, CA
Airport
Apple Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N360DP
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,292 total350 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N360DPRegistered now · Parker Daniel VANS RV-6S/N 20084 · Built 1994Airframe modelParker Daniel VANS RV-6Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The pilot collided with a jet refueling pump housing while attemptingto taxi from the fueling area to a/c parking. He damaged the prop of his a/c and the housing around the fuel pump. The pilot had completed refueling and repositioned his a/c in preparation for taxi to parking. He moved the a/c by hand using the tail section of the a/c. the fuel pump was blocked from his view by the nose section of the a/c. neither he nor his passenger could see the pump housing, which was in front of the a/c and out of their line of site. When he started the a/c and began to taxi forward, the prop made contact with the pump housing, which was in front of the a/c and out of their line of site. When he started the a/c and began to taxi forward, the prop made contact with the pump housing. The pump is approx. 36 inches high and below the line of site for the tail wheel a/c. according to the airport manager, this is at least the second tail wheel a/c that has collided with the fuel pump. The pump is painted white and is difficult to see against light colored asphalt. The airport is in the process of trying to improve the visibility of the pump, including painting it a contrasting color or erect ing additional signs. The pilot has been counseled on the impoartance of situational awareness during all phases of aircraft operations, including taxi operations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT COLLIDED WITH A JET REFUELING PUMP HOUSING WHILE ATTEMPTINGTO TAXI FROM THE FUELING AREA TO A/C PARKING. HE DAMAGED THE PROP OF HIS A/C AND THE HOUSING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED REFUELING AND REPOSITIONED HIS A/C IN PREPARATION FOR TAXI TO PARKING. HE MOVED THE A/C BY HAND USING THE TAIL SECTION OF THE A/C. THE FUEL PUMP WAS BLOCKED FROM HIS VIEW BY THE NOSE SECTION OF THE A/C. NEITHER HE NOR HIS PASSENGER COULD SEE THE PUMP HOUSING, WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF THE A/C AND OUT OF THEIR LINE OF SITE. WHEN HE STARTED THE A/C AND BEGAN TO TAXI FORWARD, THE PROP MADE CONTACT WITH THE PUMP HOUSING, WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF THE A/C AND OUT OF THEIR LINE OF SITE. WHEN HE STARTED THE A/C AND BEGAN TO TAXI FORWARD, THE PROP MADE CONTACT WITH THE PUMP HOUSING. THE PUMP IS APPROX. 36 INCHES HIGH AND BELOW THE LINE OF SITE FOR THE TAIL WHEEL A/C. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THIS IS AT LEAST THE SECOND TAIL WHEEL A/C THAT HAS COLLIDED WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP IS PAINTED WHITE AND IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AGAINST LIGHT COLORED ASPHALT. THE AIRPORT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY OF THE PUMP, INCLUDING PAINTING IT A CONTRASTING COLOR OR ERECT ING ADDITIONAL SIGNS. THE PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED ON THE IMPOARTANCE OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING ALL PHASES OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING TAXI OPERATIONS.