# Accident 20050712015859A: Piper PA28161, Tucson, AZ, July 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2005, 06:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I0ZS
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9886K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9886K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050712015859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA230), Jul 12, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N9886K), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fuel truck, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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