# NTSB GAA19CA003: Cessna 152, N94658, Farmingdale, NJ, October 1, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 1, 2018, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC) - Place: Farmingdale, NJ - Coordinates: 40.185001, -74.122222 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1850&lon=-74.1222&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 8, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 98409 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA003 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98409/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98409 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA003 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a vehicle while taxiing for departure. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while taxiing for departure, the airplane's left wing struck a fuel truck that was parked on the edge of the ramp. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, while taxiing for departure, the left wing of the airplane struck a fuel truck that was parked on the edge of the ramp. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N94658](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94658-2019-06-12), registration cancelled 2019-06-12, S/N 15285754, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 (No Series) - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285754 - Year built: 1983 - Airframe hours: 10769 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 SERIES 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 20, 2018 - Departed: W00, Bowie, MD - Destination: BLM, Farmingdale, NJ - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: BLM, Monmouth Executive, runway 03, 3,508 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 21, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 305 total, 291 in this make and model, 185 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.32 inHg - Observed at: BLM ## 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 20181001019379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181001019379A), Oct 1, 2018: Cessna 152, Farmingdale, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot of N94658 was taxiing to runway 21 for departure, when he hit a parked unoccupied fuel truck. The result of the impact swung the aircraft around to the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98409. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 856 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469489&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Pictures (item 2, .PDF, 584 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469490&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Pictures-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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