At 14:45 CDT, a Cessna 150K was substantially damaged when it collided with a fuel truck that was parked on the aircraft parking ramp at the Kenosha Municipal Airport. The pilot said he was taxiing the airplane to the active runway when the collision occurred. The pilot said he was taxiing the airplane at a normal walk speed with the engine RPM set to about 1,000 RPM. He said he may have been looking in the cockpit when the airplanes left wingtip struck the fuel truck. The airplane pivoted on the left wingtip and the nose of the airplane collided with the trucks passenger side door.
Aug. 14, Kenosha, Wisc. / Cessna 150K
At 14:45 CDT, a Cessna 150K was substantially damaged when it collided with a fuel truck that was parked on the aircraft parking ramp at the Kenosha Municipal Airport. The pilot said he was taxiing the airplane to the active runway when the collision occurred. The pilot said he was taxiing the airplane at a normal walk speed with the engine RPM set to about 1,000 RPM. He said he may have been looking in the cockpit when the airplanes left wingtip struck the fuel truck. The airplane pivoted on the left wingtip and the nose of the airplane collided with the trucks passenger side door....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 150K was substantially damaged after colliding with a parked fuel truck on the aircraft parking ramp at Kenosha Municipal Airport.
- The pilot, who was taxiing the aircraft to the runway, stated he might have been looking in the cockpit when the left wingtip struck the truck, leading to the aircraft's nose impacting the truck's passenger door.
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