- Date
- September 17, 1986, 11:07 local (18:07 UTC)
- Place
- Monterey, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2116JPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860917045369A
- Case key
- 25264
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private plt landed her acft & began taxiing toward a parking area. The driver of an acft fuel service truck observed the approaching acft, & he brought his truck to a complete stop in an authorized area for truck traffic. He was clear of the taxiway. The plt failed to maintain directional control of her acft & it began veering toward the truck. The truck driver attempted to get the pilot's attention but to no avail. The acft taxied into the stationary truck.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2116J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287916197
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Susan D. Keller
- Registered owner
- Susan D. Keller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- OXR · Oxnard, CA
- Destination
- MRY · Monterey, CA
- Airport
- MRY · Monterey Peninsula, runway 28, 6,597 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRY
FAA reports on this event · 1
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