ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229657
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 2018 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | N969rr Llc |
| Registration: | N969RR |
| MSN: | 17275850 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (PWK) |
| Chicago, IL (PWK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during taxi to the runway, he saw a fuel truck parked in the grass on the left side of the asphalt taxilane. He added that he "assumed that the truck driver had left room for airplanes to get by"; however, as the airplane passed the truck, its left wing struck the rear of the truck.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut.
The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a truck while taxiing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2019 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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