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Mdt turboprop hits parked truck during the engine start procedure in ramp operation ramp departure procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 252254 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bpt |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 252254 |
| 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 other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were on a scheduled 'stand up' overnight at bpt. The mdt was left on the ramp and a training crew had assumed responsibility for the aircraft on the overnight. During preflight and checklist procedures next morning, I checked the parking handle in 'set' position. We started the right engine and placed the condition lever in high position which is normal position. The aircraft rolled forward very slowly and made contact with the cargo truck. I was alerted by ground crew of the slow roll and applied brakes. However, it was too late and the left propeller blade (engine not running) made contact with parked truck loading cargo. Problem was that the training crew left the parking brake partially set and when covering that item on checklist I perceived 'it' to be in 'set' position. Aircraft was inspected by maintenance and ferried back to houston.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MDT TURBOPROP HITS PARKED TRUCK DURING THE ENG START PROC IN RAMP OP RAMP DEP PROC.
Narrative: WE WERE ON A SCHEDULED 'STAND UP' OVERNIGHT AT BPT. THE MDT WAS LEFT ON THE RAMP AND A TRAINING CREW HAD ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACFT ON THE OVERNIGHT. DURING PREFLT AND CHKLIST PROCS NEXT MORNING, I CHKED THE PARKING HANDLE IN 'SET' POS. WE STARTED THE R ENG AND PLACED THE CONDITION LEVER IN HIGH POS WHICH IS NORMAL POS. THE ACFT ROLLED FORWARD VERY SLOWLY AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE CARGO TRUCK. I WAS ALERTED BY GND CREW OF THE SLOW ROLL AND APPLIED BRAKES. HOWEVER, IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE L PROP BLADE (ENG NOT RUNNING) MADE CONTACT WITH PARKED TRUCK LOADING CARGO. PROB WAS THAT THE TRAINING CREW LEFT THE PARKING BRAKE PARTIALLY SET AND WHEN COVERING THAT ITEM ON CHKLIST I PERCEIVED 'IT' TO BE IN 'SET' POS. ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINT AND FERRIED BACK TO HOUSTON.
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.