# NTSB CHI99LA302: Cessna 150K, N6001G, Kenosha, WI, August 14, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 14, 1999, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC) - Place: Kenosha, WI - Coordinates: 42.619869, -87.829109 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6199&lon=-87.8291&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47075 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA302 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47075/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA302 ## Probable cause The pilot's attention being diverted into the cockpit and not maintaining visual separation with the fuel truck. A factor in the accident was the fuel truck. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - object - vehicle (contributing factor) - visual separation - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot was taxiing for departure when the airplane's left wingtip collided with the right rear end of a fuel truck. The truck was parked on the edge of the ramp next to the fixed base operator's building. The ramp extends about 250 feet north of where the fuel truck was parked. The pilot said he '...did not recall what had diverted his attention...I suspect I had my head inside the cockpit fiddling with the radio.' ## Factual narrative On August 14, 1999, at 1415 central daylight time, a Cessna 150K, N6001G, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with a fuel truck that was parked along the edge of the aircraft ramp (dry asphalt) at the Kenosha Municipal Airport, Kenosha, Wisconsin, while taxiing to the active runway for departure. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported, "I proceeded to taxi at [the] normal taxi speed (engine at 1,000 RPM) and shortly thereafter my left wingtip impacted the right rear end of the fuel truck... . The impact caused my plane to swivel around to the left, straight for the passenger door of the truck, at which time the prop immediately stopped." The pilot said he did not recall what had diverted his attention. He said, "...I suspect I had my head inside the cockpit fiddling with the radio." According to the pilot's drawing, the fuel truck was sitting on the aircraft parking ramp next to the fixed base operations northeast corner. The ramp extends north about 250 feet from the ramp edge where the truck was parked. The truck was facing northwest and N6001G was taxiing northwest at the time it collided with the truck. Under the "Operator/Owner Safety Recommendation" section of National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1/2 the pilot wrote: "Easy to prevent-Pilot should at all times, when taxiing have his head outside the cockpit-on a constant swivel. He should not be changing frequencies on a radio. No matter how well you know the airport, if you're not looking where you're going-it's an invitation to disaster!" ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6001G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6001G), registered now, S/N 15071501, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150K - Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15071501 - Airframe hours: 7050 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hardy Industries, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 5, 1999, 52 hours before - Departed: ENW - Destination: ENW - Airport: ENW, Kenosha Municipal Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 445 total, 230 in this make and model, 350 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ENW ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990814045819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990814045819A), Aug 14, 1999: Cessna 150K, Kenosha, WI, No damage. (-23)Aircraft taxied into right rear of fuel truck span around and hit right door of fuel truck with spinner and prop. From the NTSB's public API. 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