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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Bedford, MA · January 17, 2015

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Date
January 17, 2015 · 12:53 local
Place
Bedford, MA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
LP8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3509Q
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0-360-B1E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total300 in this make and model123 in the last 90 days
N3509QRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8835 · Built 2001Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming I0-360-B1EReciprocating

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What happened

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

The instructor and student pilot were returning from a flight. The student was in the left seat. As they returned to parking area there was a fuel truck parked along the taxiway leading to the parking spot, on the left side of the aircraft. The instructor called out to the student regarding the fuel truck, he acknowledged that he saw the truck. The instructor turned his attention to the right side of the aircraft where there were other aircraft parked. They determined they had enough clearance to proceed to the parking spot. As they proceeded slowly the left hand wing tip and le wing struck the left hand side mirror of the fuel truck. They immediately stopped and notified the tower. There were no injuries or fuel spilled. The instructor stated to me that the fuel truck is not normally parked in that location. The student was in the process of taking some refresher flights because he is in the process of requesting a statement of demonstrated ability from the FAA because of the limited vision in his left eye.

As the FAA filed it

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT. THE STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. AS THEY RETURNED TO PARKING AREA THERE WAS A FUEL TRUCK PARKED ALONG THE TAXIWAY LEADING TO THE PARKING SPOT, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED OUT TO THE STUDENT REGARDING THE FUEL TRUCK, HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE SAW THE TRUCK. THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THERE WERE OTHER AIRCRAFT PARKED. THEY DETERMINED THEY HAD ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO PROCEED TO THE PARKING SPOT. AS THEY PROCEEDED SLOWLY THE LEFT HAND WING TIP AND LE WING STRUCK THE LEFT HAND SIDE MIRROR OF THE FUEL TRUCK. THEY IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND NOTIFIED THE TOWER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FUEL SPILLED. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED TO ME THAT THE FUEL TRUCK IS NOT NORMALLY PARKED IN THAT LOCATION. THE STUDENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING SOME REFRESHER FLIGHTS BECAUSE HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING A STATEMENT OF DEMONSTRATED ABILITY FROM THE FAA BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE.

Other reports on N3509Q · 1

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

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