ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297114
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 2002 |
| Time: | 15:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Pittsburgh Flight Training Center |
| Registration: | N95035 |
| MSN: | 15285842 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7878 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-LZC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | West Mifflin-Allegheny County Airport, PA (AGC/KAGC) |
| West Mifflin-Allegheny County Airport, PA (AGC/KAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was taxing to the ramp after landing. While approaching the parking area on the taxiway, he veered to the left of the yellow taxi line to avoid a person. The student pilot thought there was adequate clearance between a parked fuel truck and the airplane's left wing; however, the airplane's wing struck the fuel truck and sustained damage to the leading edge and rear wing spar.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while maneuvering to avoid obstructions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA115
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1984 | N95035 | Steel City Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Washington, PA | |
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| 19 May 2010 | VT-MMM | Yash Air | 2 | Kalayanpura, 15km from Ujjain |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 14:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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