What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 11, 2024, at approximately 2:38 am local time a Cessna citation C-560-L aircraft was cleared to joined taxiway alpha 7 at the Atlanta international airport in Atlanta, Georgia. As the aircraft turned to join taxi way alpha 7 a commercial truck appeared from the right side traveling eastbound at a hight rate of speed without regard to the posted signage requiring a full stop and yielding to all aircraft. The truck struck the aircraft on the right side of the nose cone causing the aircraft to be pushed approx: 45 feet from the taxiway. Conditions at time of accident heavy rain and winds.
Note: the airside operations(police) issued 3 novs to driver of truck; (1) unsafe driving (C3.3), (2) failure to yield the right of way to aircraft (C3.1), (3) unsafe vehicle/equipment operation that impacts operations.
No violations were issued to pilot of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 11, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:38 AM LOCAL TIME A CESSNA CITATION C-560-L AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO JOINED TAXIWAY ALPHA 7 AT THE ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO JOIN TAXI WAY ALPHA 7 A COMMERCIAL TRUCK APPEARED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TRAVELING EASTBOUND AT A HIGHT RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT REGARD TO THE POSTED SIGNAGE REQUIRING A FULL STOP AND YIELDING TO ALL AIRCRAFT. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE CONE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE PUSHED APPROX: 45 FEET FROM THE TAXIWAY. CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS.
NOTE: THE AIRSIDE OPERATIONS(POLICE) ISSUED 3 NOVS TO DRIVER OF TRUCK; (1) UNSAFE DRIVING (C3.3), (2) FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO AIRCRAFT (C3.1), (3) UNSAFE VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT OPERATION THAT IMPACTS OPERATIONS.
NO VIOLATIONS WERE ISSUED TO PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.