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BE99 crew hit an orange cone after #2 engine was started, and the aircraft rolled forward on its own.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ont.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Airliner 99 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 598995 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On engine start, #2 engine started. Aircraft moved forward and struck orange cone. Captain failed to remove cone from in front of aircraft. No visible damage to propeller and or engine. Aircraft was inspected and no damage was found. Captain failed to inform company officials about incident (immediately following incident). Captain flew on to other destination, then informed company. No injuries, no damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE99 CREW HIT AN ORANGE CONE AFTER #2 ENG WAS STARTED, AND THE ACFT ROLLED FORWARD ON ITS OWN.
Narrative: ON ENG START, #2 ENG STARTED. ACFT MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK ORANGE CONE. CAPT FAILED TO REMOVE CONE FROM IN FRONT OF ACFT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO PROP AND OR ENG. ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. CAPT FAILED TO INFORM COMPANY OFFICIALS ABOUT INCIDENT (IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INCIDENT). CAPT FLEW ON TO OTHER DEST, THEN INFORMED COMPANY. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE.
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.