# Incident 20240413002969I: Piper PA-28-181, Fort Pierce, FL, April 13, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N874AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N874AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 559 total, 197 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240413002969I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/13/2024 AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED FUEL TRUCK WITH THE RIGHT-WING TIP WHILE TAXING ON THE RAMP. THE RIGHT-WING TIP RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING-TIP AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO ENSURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED IN A MANNER THAT ASSURED SEPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM GROUND OBJECTS.

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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