34.2098° N, 118.4900° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 6, 2013 · 13:15 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8129D
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
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.
Aircraft N8129D taxied from parking apron adjacent to vny taxiway alpha 1 diagonal to the taxiway alpha 1 yellow centerline and southern red boundary line heading east towards runway 16R. Pilot was distracted with flight following information while taxiing, and aircraft right wing tip contacted parked pick up truck approximately 4 feet outside of the taxiway red boundary line.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N8129D TAXIED FROM PARKING APRON ADJACENT TO VNY TAXIWAY ALPHA 1 DIAGONAL TO THE TAXIWAY ALPHA 1 YELLOW CENTERLINE AND SOUTHERN RED BOUNDARY LINE HEADING EAST TOWARDS RUNWAY 16R. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHILE TAXIING, AND AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED PARKED PICK UP TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET OUTSIDE OF THE TAXIWAY RED BOUNDARY LINE.