Incident Overview
During taxi to the departure runway, an airplane collided with a parked vehicle. The flight instructor, who was supervising the taxi, reported that the intercom cabling was "in shambles" and required extra attention to avoid crimping them in the seat track. At the time of the accident, the student pilot was taxiing the aircraft.
Sequence of Events
The flight instructor stated that as he looked up from making adjustments to the intercom cabling, the airplane's left wing impacted a parked vehicle. The impact caused the airplane to turn ninety degrees to the left before coming to a stop. The instructor noted that he wished he had delayed the departure "until such time as everything was properly straightened out."
Aircraft and Personnel
The aircraft involved was a training airplane operated under the supervision of a flight instructor. The student pilot was performing the taxi. No other information about the aircraft type, registration, or engine count is provided in the source. The number of occupants, injuries, and damage details are not specified.
Contributing Circumstances
The instructor's attention was diverted by the need to manage the intercom cabling, which he described as requiring extra attention. This distraction occurred while the student pilot was taxiing, leading to the collision with a parked vehicle. The instructor expressed regret for not postponing the departure to resolve the cabling issue beforehand.