ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292075
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 2006 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Airnet Systems |
| Registration: | N40978 |
| MSN: | 31-8152199 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Indianapolis International Airport, IN (IND/KIND) |
| Indianapolis International Airport, IN (IND/KIND) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A tug used to move ground carts collided with the left side of a twin-engine airplane while the airplane was taxiing on an active taxiway at night. The air traffic control (ATC) tower had cleared the airplane to taxi to the active runway via Delta taxiway. The airplane collided with the tug at the intersection of Delta taxiway and a service road. The tug was pulling five carts and was traveling from left to right through the intersection. The pilot reported that after the collision he saw a ground vehicle under the left engine and initially thought it was an abandoned vehicle because he did not see any lights on the vehicle. The pilot notified ATC concerning the collision, and then shut down the airplane. The tug driver reported that he stopped before entering the intersection and did not see any of the airplane's lights.
Probable Cause: The failure of the tug driver to maintain clearance from the airplane taxiing on an active taxiway. A factor was the night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06CA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 1989 | N40978 | Falcon Flight Center | 0 | Toms River, NJ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 14:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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