Narrative:

Departure briefing; before start checklist; and weight and balance were completed and cabin was ready for departure. Pushback was commenced.... During pushback the first officer started the number 2 engine and I called ground to let them know we were 5 minutes prior to taxi. After engine start; the ground controller said that our wheels up time was xx:53 local. I immediately knew we had a problem with minimum fuel at that point because our planned fuel was only 100 pounds greater than minimum fuel. I talked it over with the first officer and we agreed that minimum fuel would be a problem after 30 minutes even planning a single engine taxi. It was agreed that we should pull back into the gate and put on another 100 pounds of taxi fuel. I made a PA announcement to the passengers about the departure delay and the decision to return to the gate for more fuel.... I moved the number 2 condition lever out of feather and switched on the nose wheel steering. I checked the PA light to make sure the flight attendant was seated and released the parking brake. The aircraft rolled forward for about 20 ft before I realized that I had no normal braking. The aircraft was brought to a stop using the parking brake and the nose pitched down abruptly compressing the nose wheel strut. I looked down and saw no hydraulic pressure in the number 1 system and realized what I had done. I had moved the aircraft after an engine start without completing the after start checklist. The number 2 engine was shut down and I received a call from the flight attendant informing me that she'd fallen during the abrupt stop. Always operate under SOP especially when there are abnormal circumstances and distractions. Had we done the after start checklist prior to returning to the gate we would've had normal braking and the parking brake would not have been needed.

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Title: Distracted by a fuel issue; DHC-8 flight crew failed to complete the After Start Checklist; did not turn on the hydraulic pump; and had to use the emergency brake to stop the aircraft from rolling. Flight Attendant was injured due to the abrupt stop.

Narrative: Departure Briefing; Before Start Checklist; and Weight and Balance were completed and cabin was ready for departure. Pushback was commenced.... During pushback the First Officer started the Number 2 Engine and I called Ground to let them know we were 5 minutes prior to taxi. After engine start; the Ground Controller said that our wheels up time was XX:53 local. I immediately knew we had a problem with minimum fuel at that point because our planned fuel was only 100 LBS greater than minimum fuel. I talked it over with the First Officer and we agreed that minimum fuel would be a problem after 30 minutes even planning a single engine taxi. It was agreed that we should pull back into the gate and put on another 100 LBS of taxi fuel. I made a PA announcement to the passengers about the departure delay and the decision to return to the gate for more fuel.... I moved the Number 2 condition lever out of feather and switched on the nose wheel steering. I checked the PA light to make sure the Flight Attendant was seated and released the parking brake. The aircraft rolled forward for about 20 FT before I realized that I had no normal braking. The aircraft was brought to a stop using the parking brake and the nose pitched down abruptly compressing the nose wheel strut. I looked down and saw no hydraulic pressure in the Number 1 system and realized what I had done. I had moved the aircraft after an engine start without completing the After Start Checklist. The Number 2 Engine was shut down and I received a call from the Flight Attendant informing me that she'd fallen during the abrupt stop. Always operate under SOP especially when there are abnormal circumstances and distractions. Had we done the After Start Checklist prior to returning to the gate we would've had normal braking and the parking brake would not have been needed.

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.