What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot (gullahorn) of N67844 a Cessna C152 was taxiing the aircraft to a parking space after completing her flight. The flight and ground taxi of the aircraft, were conducted under 14 CFR part 91. Day VMC conditions prevailed. While taxiing back from the runway after flying, the pilot was taxiing in the row where her aircraft parks. She said a fuel truck, was in front of and to her left, parked facing westbound fueling an aircraft. To reach her final parking destination, she had to pass the truck. The pilot said that she felt she had enough clearance to pass the truck and began to do so. As she passed the truck, the pilot said she looked down, to retrieve her aircraft checklist for the shutdown procedures and when she did so, she felt the left side of the aircraft hit something. She said she looked up and saw that she had struck the fuel truck with the left wing tip of her aircraft. She said she immediately shut down the aircraft checked the area to ensure safety prevailed and then made the required notifications. The pilot in this incident was counseled re: safe taxi procedures and how to avoid distractions in the cockpit and was very receptive. This case is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT (GULLAHORN) OF N67844 A CESSNA C152 WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT TO A PARKING SPACE AFTER COMPLETING HER FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT AND GROUND TAXI OF THE AIRCRAFT, WERE CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. DAY VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. WHILE TAXIING BACK FROM THE RUNWAY AFTER FLYING, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING IN THE ROW WHERE HER AIRCRAFT PARKS. SHE SAID A FUEL TRUCK, WAS IN FRONT OF AND TO HER LEFT, PARKED FACING WESTBOUND FUELING AN AIRCRAFT. TO REACH HER FINAL PARKING DESTINATION, SHE HAD TO PASS THE TRUCK. THE PILOT SAID THAT SHE FELT SHE HAD ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO PASS THE TRUCK AND BEGAN TO DO SO. AS SHE PASSED THE TRUCK, THE PILOT SAID SHE LOOKED DOWN, TO RETRIEVE HER AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST FOR THE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND WHEN SHE DID SO, SHE FELT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT SOMETHING. SHE SAID SHE LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT SHE HAD STRUCK THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE LEFT WING TIP OF HER AIRCRAFT. SHE SAID SHE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT CHECKED THE AREA TO ENSURE SAFETY PREVAILED AND THEN MADE THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS. THE PILOT IN THIS INCIDENT WAS COUNSELED RE: SAFE TAXI PROCEDURES AND HOW TO AVOID DISTRACTIONS IN THE COCKPIT AND WAS VERY RECEPTIVE. THIS CASE IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.