From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot taxied into the ramp and parked his aircraft on a tie down spot. After the student parked the aircraft he realized he was off the centerline and decided that he had to move the aircraft to be on the centerline.
In an attempt to re-park the aircraft he pulled out of his parking spot and collided with a fuel truck that was actively fueling an adjacent aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT TAXIED INTO THE RAMP AND PARKED HIS AIRCRAFT ON A TIE DOWN SPOT. AFTER THE STUDENT PARKED THE AIRCRAFT HE REALIZED HE WAS OFF THE CENTERLINE AND DECIDED THAT HE HAD TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO BE ON THE CENTERLINE.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO RE-PARK THE AIRCRAFT HE PULLED OUT OF HIS PARKING SPOT AND COLLIDED WITH A FUEL TRUCK THAT WAS ACTIVELY FUELING AN ADJACENT AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N425PA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.