What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was taxiing from company ramp to active taxiway. Student pilot on controls, as aircraft was taxiing; instructor was distracted by passenger in back seat asking questions. Student pilot saw fuel truck refueling a parked aircraft. Student estimated he had sufficient room to taxi by fuel truck. Right 2 foot of wing contacted the front of the fuel truck. Student pilot thought he had run a main tire into a hole added power and aircraft rotated around wing with the propeller striking the aft bumper of the fuel truck coming to a stop. Damage to right wing, engine cowling, engine and propeller. Both student pilot and instructor disregarded company policy (written memo) of not taxiing aircraft on company ramp during refueling procedures. No additional causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FROM COMPANY RAMP TO ACTIVE TAXIWAY. STUDENT PILOT ON CONTROLS, AS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING; INSTRUCTOR WAS DISTRACTED BY PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT ASKING QUESTIONS. STUDENT PILOT SAW FUEL TRUCK REFUELING A PARKED AIRCRAFT. STUDENT ESTIMATED HE HAD SUFFICIENT ROOM TO TAXI BY FUEL TRUCK. RIGHT 2 FOOT OF WING CONTACTED THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TRUCK. STUDENT PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD RUN A MAIN TIRE INTO A HOLE ADDED POWER AND AIRCRAFT ROTATED AROUND WING WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE AFT BUMPER OF THE FUEL TRUCK COMING TO A STOP. DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. BOTH STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR DISREGARDED COMPANY POLICY (WRITTEN MEMO) OF NOT TAXIING AIRCRAFT ON COMPANY RAMP DURING REFUELING PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
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