# Incident 20001015025029I: Amtr VANSRV6, Apple Valley, CA, October 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2000, 16:10 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parker Daniel VANS RV-6 (registry code 05626MT, https://openairdocs.org/model/parker-daniel-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,292 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001015025029I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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