NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA94LA195
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Probable cause & findings
THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT. FACTORS INCLUDE SUNGLARE AND THE TUG LEFT ON THE TAXIWAY.
Factual narrative
On July 26, 1994 at 0815 mountain daylight time, a Pitts S-2B, N8026, collided with a tug while taxiing at Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged but neither the instructor nor the student pilot was injured. The flight had departed earlier that morning at about 0725 hours from Salt Lake City on a local instructional flight. According to the instructor pilot, during taxi from landing the sun was in their eyes. They hit a tug that was left on the taxiway after it had run out of gas. DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TUG THAT HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE TAXIWAY AFTER IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE RISING SUN WAS IN HIS EYES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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