# Accident 20180717021879A: Cessna 172P, Wheeling, IL, July 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Chicago Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1142° N, 87.9017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1142&lon=-87.9017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969RR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA588) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717021879A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2018, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N969RR, A CESSNA C172 AIRCRAFT, WAS TAXIING TO DEPART CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, IL (PWK).  THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  THE PIC WAS A STUDENT PILOT WHO HAD JUST COMPLETED A DUAL FLIGHT AND WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY FOR A SUPERVISED SOLO.

THE PIC TAXIED SOUTH FROM HIS PARKING SPOT IN ROW 1 OF AREA 2.  A FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE GRASS EAST OF THE TAXIWAY OF ROW 1 AND HAD COMPLETED REFUELING AN AIRCRAFT.  THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO TAXI AROUND THE FUEL TRUCK, BUT DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR OF THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE LEFT WING, PIVOTED LEFT, AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE TRUCK WITH THE PROPELLER.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FUEL SPILL.

## 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 GAA18CA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA588), Jul 17, 2018: Cessna 172 (N969RR), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a truck while taxiing.

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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