From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On taxi out crew heard and felt a thump. Crew thought initially that they had went over a pot hole or a drain on the taxi way. Crew noticed during the control check that ailerons were not moving freely and elected to return to the gate. While returning to the gate the crew noticed two parked fuel trucks on the tacmac near the grass. Upon returning to the gate the pilot visually inspected the wing tips and determined that one had hit one of the trucks. Crew determined that the driver was in the terminal at the time of the incident and in addition, the truck was parked with the engine running and its headlights off. Crew claimed not to have seen the truck when taxiing. Maintenance replaced the wing tip and returned the aircraft to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TAXI OUT CREW HEARD AND FELT A THUMP. CREW THOUGHT INITIALLY THAT THEY HAD WENT OVER A POT HOLE OR A DRAIN ON THE TAXI WAY. CREW NOTICED DURING THE CONTROL CHECK THAT AILERONS WERE NOT MOVING FREELY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE. WHILE RETURNING TO THE GATE THE CREW NOTICED TWO PARKED FUEL TRUCKS ON THE TACMAC NEAR THE GRASS. UPON RETURNING TO THE GATE THE PILOT VISUALLY INSPECTED THE WING TIPS AND DETERMINED THAT ONE HAD HIT ONE OF THE TRUCKS. CREW DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER WAS IN THE TERMINAL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND IN ADDITION, THE TRUCK WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND ITS HEADLIGHTS OFF. CREW CLAIMED NOT TO HAVE SEEN THE TRUCK WHEN TAXIING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WING TIP AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Other reports on N135YV · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.