- Date
- June 9, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5420PCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840609023439A
- Case key
- 16395
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After receiving clearance to rwy 16L, the plt began taxiing thru a congested area where the taxiway & an arpt road were routed thru a hangar/parking area. In that area, the roadway was adjacent to the taxiway & to the right of the plt as he was taxiing. The driver of a fuel truck had temporarily parked in the road while delivering a fuel slip inside a building. The plt stopped to be sure the truck was not about to be backed up into the taxiway, then he started to pass. At the same time, someone driving a car came out between 2 hangars on the left. The car turned left, & according to the plt, 'came up & under the left wing. In order to avoid a collision, the plt steered back to the right & the right wing tip hit the fuel truck. The driver of the car continued & was not identified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5420P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284942
- Airframe hours
- 1,097
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Walters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 21, 1984 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- APA · Arapahoe Co
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 29 total · 6 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.