What happened
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privacy data omitted Explained the event that took place. privacy data omitted Added that once the airplane had entered the FBO ramp from the north, the airplane was stopped briefly to determine which parking spot should be used. privacy data omitted Stated that he had told the student to remain on the centerline throughout the taxi phase of the flight.
privacy data omitted Went on to say that the student selected 1000-1200 rpms to get the airplane moving again and that the ramp had a down slope from where they were (facing south on the ramp). privacy data omitted Was looking to the right of the airplane to clear the area and stated that he had not noticed while looking right that the student had made a 45 degree left turn towards a parking spot and a parked fuel truck. He said that there was some sunlight that limited his field of vision.
privacy data omitted Then said that when he looked forward again (this happened over just a few seconds), he noticed the airplane heading close to the parked fuel truck, that he took over the controls and started applying the brakes but that it was too late. The left wing of the Cessna struck the back, driver side corner of the parked fuel truck.
privacy data omitted Stated that he shut the engine off and that him and his student exited the airplane. privacy data omitted Pushed the airplane back away from the fuel truck as he was concerned about a fire hazard. privacy data omitted Said that the airport manager and the sheriff came to meet them at the airplane. privacy data omitted Explained the details of the event while using google maps on his phone and pointing at the various areas of the FBO ramp.
privacy data omitted Stated that he thought the student was proficient at taxiing and familiar with this airport as they had been here before. He told the inspector that he did not expect or anticipate that such event could happen and that he had not immediately realized that 45 degree turn the student had taken towards the parked fuel truck. Discussed.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THE EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADDED THAT ONCE THE AIRPLANE HAD ENTERED THE FBO RAMP FROM THE NORTH, THE AIRPLANE WAS STOPPED BRIEFLY TO DETERMINE WHICH PARKING SPOT SHOULD BE USED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD TOLD THE STUDENT TO REMAIN ON THE CENTERLINE THROUGHOUT THE TAXI PHASE OF THE FLIGHT.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE STUDENT SELECTED 1000-1200 RPMS TO GET THE AIRPLANE MOVING AGAIN AND THAT THE RAMP HAD A DOWN SLOPE FROM WHERE THEY WERE (FACING SOUTH ON THE RAMP). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LOOKING TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE TO CLEAR THE AREA AND STATED THAT HE HAD NOT NOTICED WHILE LOOKING RIGHT THAT THE STUDENT HAD MADE A 45 DEGREE LEFT TURN TOWARDS A PARKING SPOT AND A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME SUNLIGHT THAT LIMITED HIS FIELD OF VISION.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN SAID THAT WHEN HE LOOKED FORWARD AGAIN (THIS HAPPENED OVER JUST A FEW SECONDS), HE NOTICED THE AIRPLANE HEADING CLOSE TO THE PARKED FUEL TRUCK, THAT HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THAT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE LEFT WING OF THE CESSNA STRUCK THE BACK, DRIVER SIDE CORNER OF THE PARKED FUEL TRUCK.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THAT HIM AND HIS STUDENT EXITED THE AIRPLANE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PUSHED THE AIRPLANE BACK AWAY FROM THE FUEL TRUCK AS HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE HAZARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND THE SHERIFF CAME TO MEET THEM AT THE AIRPLANE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THE DETAILS OF THE EVENT WHILE USING GOOGLE MAPS ON HIS PHONE AND POINTING AT THE VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FBO RAMP.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE STUDENT WAS PROFICIENT AT TAXIING AND FAMILIAR WITH THIS AIRPORT AS THEY HAD BEEN HERE BEFORE. HE TOLD THE INSPECTOR THAT HE DID NOT EXPECT OR ANTICIPATE THAT SUCH EVENT COULD HAPPEN AND THAT HE HAD NOT IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT 45 DEGREE TURN THE STUDENT HAD TAKEN TOWARDS THE PARKED FUEL TRUCK. DISCUSSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.