What happened
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(.19) On April 5, 2002, about 0940 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-181, N4181M, struck a fuel truck with it's right wing while taxiing to runway 3 at the phoenix Goodyear airport, Goodyear, Arizona. The airplane was owned and operated by the airline training center Arizona, inc., under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, as an instructional flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area solo instructional flight, and no flight plan had been filed. According to the safety officer for the flight school, the student pilot believed that he had enough room to stop the airplane before it collided with the fuel truck. The right wing of the airplane struck the fuel truck. The airplane swung around and came to a stop after the propeller struck the rear part of the aluminum fuel tank and right rear bumper of the fuel truck. (-23) during taxi operations, the right wing struck the forward portion of a fuel truck and caused a swerve which resulted in the propeller striking the stationary truck.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 5, 2002, ABOUT 0940 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N4181M, STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK WITH IT'S RIGHT WING WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 3 AT THE PHOENIX GOODYEAR AIRPORT, GOODYEAR, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER ARIZONA, INC., UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY OFFICER FOR THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, THE STUDENT PILOT BELIEVED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH THE FUEL TRUCK. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE FUEL TRUCK. THE AIRPLANE SWUNG AROUND AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE REAR PART OF THE ALUMINUM FUEL TANK AND RIGHT REAR BUMPER OF THE FUEL TRUCK. (-23) DURING TAXI OPERATIONS, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE FORWARD PORTION OF A FUEL TRUCK AND CAUSED A SWERVE WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE STATIONARY TRUCK.
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