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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Anchorage, AK · June 4, 2012

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Date
June 4, 2012 · 15:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3716P
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total650 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N3716PRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-3434 · Built 1955Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Collision between aircraft and parked pick-up truck at lake hood. An instructor and student landed on 31 at lake hood airstrip at 15:00 local time after completing a 1.2 hour lesson. The student and instructor had discussed rolling out to the end of the runway and exiting at H1 due to a NOTAM in the Alaska supplement; H2 is closed between the runway and parallel taxiway. There was also a NOTAM on the ATIS that H4 was closed due to construction and vehicles. When the student taxied clear of the runway, a radio call to the tower was made to inform them the aircraft was clear. The student continued to taxi past three construction vehicles parked well off the right side of the taxiway paralleling the runway southbound on centerline at a slow walking pace. Prior to turning west bound on H2 to continue to parking near the aviation museum on the other side of the lake, the student taxied the aircraft into a parked construction pickup truck. As the aircraft taxied by, the wing of the PA-22 went over the bed of the truck, cleared the cab, however, hit the light mounted on top of the cab of the construction vehicle. The instructor and student shut down the aircraft, which never veered from the centerline of the taxiway during the incident, to assess the damage. The aircraft was taxing slow enough as to not cause any damage to the mounted light on the truck, however, caused skin damage to the left wing of the aircraft. The instructor did not see the pickup and was unable to keep the collision from occurring despite having toe brakes on both sets of rudder controls. The student never communicated the potential risk of the close proximity taxi.

As the FAA filed it

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