ENGLEWOOD, CO, USA
N5420P
CESSNA 152
AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO RWY 16L, THE PLT BEGAN TAXIING THRU A CONGESTED AREA WHERE THE TAXIWAY & AN ARPT ROAD WERE ROUTED THRU A HANGAR/PARKING AREA. IN THAT AREA, THE ROADWAY WAS ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY & TO THE RIGHT OF THE PLT AS HE WAS TAXIING. THE DRIVER OF A FUEL TRUCK HAD TEMPORARILY PARKED IN THE ROAD WHILE DELIVERING A FUEL SLIP INSIDE A BUILDING. THE PLT STOPPED TO BE SURE THE TRUCK WAS NOT ABOUT TO BE BACKED UP INTO THE TAXIWAY, THEN HE STARTED TO PASS. AT THE SAME TIME, SOMEONE DRIVING A CAR CAME OUT BETWEEN 2 HANGARS ON THE LEFT. THE CAR TURNED LEFT, & ACCORDING TO THE PLT, 'CAME UP & UNDER THE LEFT WING. IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION, THE PLT STEERED BACK TO THE RIGHT & THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE FUEL TRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR CONTINUED & WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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