# Incident 20240404009609I: Airbus A320-214, Sanford, FL, April 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2024, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/P series (registry code 13011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-p-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- People aboard: 81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240404009609I

## Narrative

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

SANFORD AIRPORT AUTHORITY (SAA) FUEL TRUCK NUMBER 7 WAS ASSIGNED TO REFUEL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN AIRCRAFT AT GATE 12. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BOTH PILOTS, CABIN CREW AND ALL SCHEDULED PASSENGERS ON BOARD ARRIVING AT THE GATE.

THE FUEL TRUCK WAS NEAR THE RIGHT WINGTIP WAITING TO BE MARSHALLED INTO POSITION BY GROUND PERSONNEL.

THE DRIVER HAD NOT SET THE BRAKE OR PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK WHILE WAITING FOR A MARSHALLER. HE THEN SUFFERED A MEDICAL EVENT AT WHICH TIME HIS FOOT RELAXED ON THE BRAKE AND THE FUEL TRUCK STARTED ROLLING. THE FUEL TRUCK STRUCK THE RIGHT ENGINE NOSE COWL AND CAME TO A STOP DAMAGING BOTH THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE NOSE COWL. GROUND PERSONNEL RENDERED AID TO THE DRIVER AND STATED THAT HE SEEMED “OUT OF IT”.

ARFF WAS NOTIFIED AND DID RESPOND, THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

THE GENERAL MANAGER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATIONS AT SFB WAS INTERVIEWED ALONG WITH THE DIRECTOR OF AIRLINE SERVICES (FUEL VENDOR). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE FUEL VENDOR HAD ALREADY GATHERED THE DRIVER’S STATEMENT, DRIVERS DRUG SCREENING, DRIVERS TRAINING RECORDS, WITNESS STATEMENTS, PHOTOS OF THE EVENT, AND FUEL TRUCK DAILY LOGS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS. ALL DOCUMENTS WERE VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED TO THE FAA.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, REPAIRED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

THE FUEL TRUCK WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ALL THE ABOVE DATA IS INCLUDED IN SAS TASK T-WP39-FY24-0919 AND RELATED ACTIVITY WP39202403348.

FAA FORM 8020-23 (AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REPORT) HAS BEEN CREATED FOR THIS INCIDENT AS THIS WAS A LIVE FLIGHT.

THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS FOUND TO BE A MEDICAL EVENT WITH THE DRIVER WHO HAS SINCE BEEN MEDICALLY CLEARED TO RETURN TO WORK.

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE:

WHEN WAITING FOR A GROUND MARSHALLER, PLACE THE TRUCK IN PARK AND/OR SET THE PARKING BRAKES.

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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