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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Valkaria, FL · August 14, 2017

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Date
August 14, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place
Valkaria, FL
Airport
Valkaria
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
ECQS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N629FT
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
42 total42 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N629FTRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842132 · Built 2001Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The student plt had landed the acft on rwy 28, and was taxiing back for another takoff on rwy 28 when the left wing impacted a recreational vehicle (rv) parked next to a t-hangar. The acft then pivoted around the rt side of the rv and the nose and propeller impacted the rt pax door of the rv, stopping the acft engine and acft movement.

Examination of the acft revealed damage was limited to the lt wing l/e skin between two wing ribs and the engine propeller.

A review of the reported taxi path after the acft turned off rwy 28 revealed that the student pilot had apparently been following a faint outline on the ramp where a taxi centerline had been previously located then removed or obscured, rather than following the clearly marked current taxiway centerline located further to the right.

The old centerline markings were sufficiently clear of the area where the rv was parked for the wingspan of this acft, indicating that the acft had deviated to the left off of the old centerline prior to impacting the rv.

The student reptd in his statement to the 141 flt school that he had been looking at the acft GPS to check his taxi speed right before the collision occurred.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PLT HAD LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 28, AND WAS TAXIING BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKOFF ON RWY 28 WHEN THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) PARKED NEXT TO A T-HANGAR. THE ACFT THEN PIVOTED AROUND THE RT SIDE OF THE RV AND THE NOSE AND PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RT PAX DOOR OF THE RV, STOPPING THE ACFT ENGINE AND ACFT MOVEMENT.

EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LT WING L/E SKIN BETWEEN TWO WING RIBS AND THE ENGINE PROPELLER.

A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED TAXI PATH AFTER THE ACFT TURNED OFF RWY 28 REVEALED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD APPARENTLY BEEN FOLLOWING A FAINT OUTLINE ON THE RAMP WHERE A TAXI CENTERLINE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY LOCATED THEN REMOVED OR OBSCURED, RATHER THAN FOLLOWING THE CLEARLY MARKED CURRENT TAXIWAY CENTERLINE LOCATED FURTHER TO THE RIGHT.

THE OLD CENTERLINE MARKINGS WERE SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR OF THE AREA WHERE THE RV WAS PARKED FOR THE WINGSPAN OF THIS ACFT, INDICATING THAT THE ACFT HAD DEVIATED TO THE LEFT OFF OF THE OLD CENTERLINE PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE RV.

THE STUDENT REPTD IN HIS STATEMENT TO THE 141 FLT SCHOOL THAT HE HAD BEEN LOOKING AT THE ACFT GPS TO CHECK HIS TAXI SPEED RIGHT BEFORE THE COLLISION OCCURRED.