# Incident 20010520012169I: Piper PA28161, Bessemer, AL, May 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3129° N, 86.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bessemer Airport (EKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3129&lon=-86.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21481) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,023 total, 500 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/20010520012169I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 05/20/01, THE INSTRUCTOR, WITH A STUDENT WAS TAXIING N21481, A PA-28-161. THE STUDENT, WHILE TAXIING N21481 MADE CONTACT WITH A FUEL TRUCK PARKED OFF THE FLIGHT LINE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUCTOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO TUNE THE RADIO TO THE AWOS ON THE COM 2 WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING. INSTRUCTORS ATTENTION WAS INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AT TIME OF CONTACT. STUDENT PILOT STATED SHE THOUGHT THEY HAD CLEARANCE TO MISS THE TRUCK.THE INSTRUCTOR HAS BEEN COUNSELED. THIS CASE IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N21481 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820131003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131003479A), Jan 31, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N21481), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. Student low on final, instructor failed to correct. Landed short of runway.
- [Incident 19790616016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616016899I), Jun 16, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N21481), Daytona Beach, FL. Pilot landed long on a short runway, was unable to stop.

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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