Narrative:

The cargo truck arrived at hln (helena, mt) 20 mins late. The truck backed up to the aircraft as it always does. After we quickly loaded the cargo because we were behind schedule, we secured the tail stand and cargo door. The captain then completed the final walkaround and boarded the aircraft with the #2 engine running. We charged the battery and checked the cargo truck which had stalled beside the aircraft. The truck appeared to be clear of the aircraft, so we started engine #1. Subsequently as we commenced to taxi, the horizontal stabilizer struck the cargo truck. The engines were then shut down and the damage was inspected.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF LTT AIR TAXI CARGO OP BEGINS TAXI AND THE HORIZ STABILIZER HITS TRUCK PARKED TOO CLOSE. ENGS SHUT DOWN TO INSPECT.

Narrative: THE CARGO TRUCK ARRIVED AT HLN (HELENA, MT) 20 MINS LATE. THE TRUCK BACKED UP TO THE ACFT AS IT ALWAYS DOES. AFTER WE QUICKLY LOADED THE CARGO BECAUSE WE WERE BEHIND SCHEDULE, WE SECURED THE TAIL STAND AND CARGO DOOR. THE CAPT THEN COMPLETED THE FINAL WALKAROUND AND BOARDED THE ACFT WITH THE #2 ENG RUNNING. WE CHARGED THE BATTERY AND CHKED THE CARGO TRUCK WHICH HAD STALLED BESIDE THE ACFT. THE TRUCK APPEARED TO BE CLR OF THE ACFT, SO WE STARTED ENG #1. SUBSEQUENTLY AS WE COMMENCED TO TAXI, THE HORIZ STABILIZER STRUCK THE CARGO TRUCK. THE ENGS WERE THEN SHUT DOWN AND THE DAMAGE WAS INSPECTED.

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.