Aircraft damaged in ramp operation aircraft departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	232078
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
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, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	232078
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
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:

While aircraft was under my control it had unknowing to me rolled into a tug, putting a hole into the radar dome.flight ord to cak. 6 passenger were on board. Parking brake was found to be off after the collision, even though in the before start check the brake handle was confirmed on or set in park. Maybe we should paint the brake lever yellow to distinguish it and make it more visible. I also blamed myself verbally, and in a panic to take those words back, I pressed the cockpit voice recorder erase button. This device is too easy to erase. The button should be guarded and you have to hold it on (in) 10 seconds or more to erase.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED IN RAMP OP ACFT DEP PROC.

Narrative: WHILE ACFT WAS UNDER MY CTL IT HAD UNKNOWING TO ME ROLLED INTO A TUG, PUTTING A HOLE INTO THE RADAR DOME.FLT ORD TO CAK. 6 PAX WERE ON BOARD. PARKING BRAKE WAS FOUND TO BE OFF AFTER THE COLLISION, EVEN THOUGH IN THE BEFORE START CHK THE BRAKE HANDLE WAS CONFIRMED ON OR SET IN PARK. MAYBE WE SHOULD PAINT THE BRAKE LEVER YELLOW TO DISTINGUISH IT AND MAKE IT MORE VISIBLE. I ALSO BLAMED MYSELF VERBALLY, AND IN A PANIC TO TAKE THOSE WORDS BACK, I PRESSED THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER ERASE BUTTON. THIS DEVICE IS TOO EASY TO ERASE. THE BUTTON SHOULD BE GUARDED AND YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT ON (IN) 10 SECONDS OR MORE TO ERASE.

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.