ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288954
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| Date: | Sunday 14 August 2011 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Armed Forces Aero Club Inc |
| Registration: | N216AF |
| MSN: | 17274165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14941 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Diego, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (MYF/KMYF) |
| San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (MYF/KMYF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After landing, the student pilot was cleared to taxi to the ramp area at his flight school. The student pilot stated that he observed the fuel truck and misjudged the clearance. The left wing tip hit the parked fuel truck's ladder and the airplane pivoted to the left, where the leading edge of the wing struck the fuel truck. The damage to the airplane consisted of substantial structural damage to the left wing's leading edge.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while taxiing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA376
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 2012 | N216AF | 0 | Hemet, California | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 08:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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