# Accident 20150805011529A: Cessna 560XL, Spanish Fork, UT, August 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2015, 08:20 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1467° N, 111.6719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1467&lon=-111.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560JF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,820 total, 740 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150805011529A

## Narrative

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

A/C ON TAXI LEFT WING STRUCK STATIONARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS A TRENCHER. A/C BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY UNTIL TAXIWAY A4 THEN RE ENTERED TAXIWAY A AND PROCEEDED TOWARD A5 WHEN IT STRUCK THE TENCHER WITH THE LEFT WING. NOTAM WAS POSTED ABOUT CONSTRUCTION.

## 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 GAA15CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA215), Aug 5, 2015: Cessna 560XL (N560JF), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Captain's decision to taxi on a closed taxiway, which resulted in a collision with a parked construction vehicle. Contributing to the accident was a ground crew employee's decision to move…

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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