Small aircraft taxiing hits fuel truck.

Attributes
ACN	191609
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t98
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 44 flight time total : 98 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	191609
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing the aircraft, the left wing struck a small, low- lying fuel truck which was parked on the taxiway/ramp. The pilot failed to maintain vigilance outside the cockpit while tuning a radio. The pilot's feeling of safety when taxiing on the center of the appropriately marked area contributed to the lack of vigilance. The fact that the fuel truck was low-lying and drab in color also contributed to the collision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAXIING HITS FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING THE ACFT, THE L WING STRUCK A SMALL, LOW- LYING FUEL TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE TAXIWAY/RAMP. THE PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT WHILE TUNING A RADIO. THE PLT'S FEELING OF SAFETY WHEN TAXIING ON THE CENTER OF THE APPROPRIATELY MARKED AREA CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF VIGILANCE. THE FACT THAT THE FUEL TRUCK WAS LOW-LYING AND DRAB IN COLOR ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLISION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.