Air carrier mdt aircraft damaged after hitting tug in ramp operation.

Attributes
ACN	228805
Time
Date	199212
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	228805
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the morning of the 4TH, I was instructed to perform a test flight on aircraft with captain X to test the shimmy dampener of the nose gear of the mdt. Upon reaching the aircraft, I performed the preflight inspection and proceeded to the flight deck to complete my preflight duties. A company mechanic was in the jumpseat to observe the test flight. As I was continuing my preflight duties, the captain reached up and depressed the start button for #2 engine. At this point, I realized the captain did not intend to perform the before starting checklist. With the intention to read and complete the checklist myself, I reached for the checklist and continued to proceed with the items. My head was down performing the checklist when I heard 'brakes, brakes.' the aircraft rolled forward approximately 3 ft and struck the gpu. A small hole, the size of a quarter was pierced in the fuselage on the right side just behind the nose cone. The parking brake had not been set appropriately as called for by the before starting checklist. Maintenance had released the flight and taxied the aircraft to the ramp for our test flight and hence the parking brake was not set as is normal when parking the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT ACFT DAMAGED AFTER HITTING TUG IN RAMP OP.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF THE 4TH, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM A TEST FLT ON ACFT WITH CAPT X TO TEST THE SHIMMY DAMPENER OF THE NOSE GEAR OF THE MDT. UPON REACHING THE ACFT, I PERFORMED THE PREFLT INSPECTION AND PROCEEDED TO THE FLT DECK TO COMPLETE MY PREFLT DUTIES. A COMPANY MECH WAS IN THE JUMPSEAT TO OBSERVE THE TEST FLT. AS I WAS CONTINUING MY PREFLT DUTIES, THE CAPT REACHED UP AND DEPRESSED THE START BUTTON FOR #2 ENG. AT THIS POINT, I REALIZED THE CAPT DID NOT INTEND TO PERFORM THE BEFORE STARTING CHKLIST. WITH THE INTENTION TO READ AND COMPLETE THE CHKLIST MYSELF, I REACHED FOR THE CHKLIST AND CONTINUED TO PROCEED WITH THE ITEMS. MY HEAD WAS DOWN PERFORMING THE CHKLIST WHEN I HEARD 'BRAKES, BRAKES.' THE ACFT ROLLED FORWARD APPROX 3 FT AND STRUCK THE GPU. A SMALL HOLE, THE SIZE OF A QUARTER WAS PIERCED IN THE FUSELAGE ON THE R SIDE JUST BEHIND THE NOSE CONE. THE PARKING BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN SET APPROPRIATELY AS CALLED FOR BY THE BEFORE STARTING CHKLIST. MAINT HAD RELEASED THE FLT AND TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE RAMP FOR OUR TEST FLT AND HENCE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET AS IS NORMAL WHEN PARKING THE ACFT.

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.