# Accident 20020405004939A: Piper PA28181, Goodyear, AZ, April 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2002, 09:40 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4269° N, 112.3822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4269&lon=-112.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4181M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4181M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405004939A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA126), Apr 5, 2002: Piper PA-28-181 (N4181M), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudgment of clearance and his failure to adhere to the flight school's policy/procedures for taxiing around obstructions.

## Other reports on N4181M (1)

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

- [Incident 20030313003689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030313003689I), Mar 13, 2003: Piper PA28181 (N4181M), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) During part 61 solo training flight pilot was making a full flaps full stop landing. When pilot applied brakes, his right toe brake application was…

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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