# Accident 20100408031639A: Grumman Ame G-1159, Seattle, WA, April 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2010, 18:48 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: King County International. Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706TJ-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-1159 (registry code 3960302, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-1159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR (registry code 54523, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AME G-1159
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC SPEY MK 511SR
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100408031639A

## Narrative

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

N706TJ RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE FROM THE MAIN TERMINAL/CUSTOMS PARKING AREA TO RUNWAY 13R VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA.  THE F/O READ BACK THE TAXI CLEARANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED NORTHBOUND ON TAXIWAY ALPHA.  THE FLIGHT CREW TAXIED PAST THE ALPHA 1 TURN OFF AND CONTINUED NORTHBOUND ON TAXIWAY ALPHA.  WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW BECAME AWARE OF PASSING THE ALPHA 1 INTERSECTION, THEY EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN ON TAXIWAY ALPHA.  AT THE END OF THE TURN SOUTHBOUND, THE LEFT WING FUEL TIP TANK COLLIDED WITH A FUEL TRUCK WHICH WAS PROCEEDING IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA (ZIPPER ROAD) NORTHBOUND.  THE FUEL TIP TANK ENTERED THE FORWARD LEFT WINDSHIELD OF THE FUEL TRUCK CAB AND PINNED THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.

## 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 WPR10LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA198), Apr 9, 2010: Grumman American Avn. G-1159 (N706TJ), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance/distance from the fuel truck during taxi.

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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