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PA28 pilot experiences a near collision with a fuel truck that failed to yield. The truck driver indicated the setting sun had blinded him causing the near collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1167022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201404 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7.6 Flight Crew Total 610 Flight Crew Type 569 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 20 |
Narrative:
During taxi on designated route; a fuel truck from the FBO pulled out in front of me requiring significant braking. In discussion later with the driver he talked about how he did not see me due to the setting sun.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 pilot experiences a near collision with a fuel truck that failed to yield. The truck driver indicated the setting sun had blinded him causing the near collision.
Narrative: During taxi on designated route; a fuel truck from the FBO pulled out in front of me requiring significant braking. In discussion later with the driver he talked about how he did not see me due to the setting sun.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.