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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Tucson, AZ · September 13, 2007

Date: September 13, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Airport: Ryan Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84245
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total68 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N84245Registration cancelled Mar 31, 2009 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8116295 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The student pilot privacy data omitted was taxiing aircraft (N84245) on ramp at Ryan airport when right wing struck fuel truck. Aircraft pulled to the right after hitting truck, and aircraft propeller struck tool box that was attached to fuel truck, damaging propeller. N84245 sustained minor damage. It was determined, after the investigation was complete, that the shcool in question does not have an appropriate policy in place to address this issue adequately. The school in question will develop and implement a policy that will adequately address this issue to eliminate this problem from occurring again.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT (N84245) ON RAMP AT RYAN AIRPORT WHEN RIGHT WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK. AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AFTER HITTING TRUCK, AND AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK TOOL BOX THAT WAS ATTACHED TO FUEL TRUCK, DAMAGING PROPELLER. N84245 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED, AFTER THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE, THAT THE SHCOOL IN QUESTION DOES NOT HAVE AN APPROPRIATE POLICY IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ADEQUATELY. THE SCHOOL IN QUESTION WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY THAT WILL ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.

Other reports on N84245 · 2

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

Incident 20040728016399IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Tucson, AZ(-23) Student pilot was conducting his first supervised solo flight. On the last of the solo landings, Ryan tower requested the pilot to turn right onto taxiway 5. The student complied with the request; the aircraft speed was excessive and the aircraft…Jul 28, 2004 · Minor damage Accident 20040513009959AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Tucson, AZ(-23) Pilot was taxiing to parking area. The taxiway was adjacent to a large administration building. A back-hoe equipped tractor was operating behind the building and not in view of the pilot. The aircraft was passing the end of the building when the…May 13, 2004 · Substantial damage