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Flight crew of B190 attempt to assist ground handlers on slippery ramp. Discover nil braking action and contact SW4 parked in close proximity when unable to stop aircraft motion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638705 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gcc.airport |
| State Reference | WY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 2450 flight time type : 1550 |
| ASRS Report | 638705 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 195 |
| ASRS Report | 640066 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The fueler was only able to get the aircraft out of the hangar. He was using a small pwred dolly to tow the aircraft. That dolly was skidding and slipping in place because of the snow on the ground. There was no braking action for the ramp. A metroliner happened to be parked out on the ramp. The wingtip of the 1900 looked well clear of the metroliner and my first officer also agreed that there was enough clearance between the metroliner tail cone and the beechcraft 1900D left wingtip. I decided to help out. I got in the aircraft with my first officer, started up and tried to use differential power and braking to turn the aircraft to the right and out to the gate. The fueler disconnected his useless dolly from the nosewheel and acted as a wing watcher. I was able to move as few ft when the fueler signaled for me to stop. I tried very hard to stop by using 'ground fine' and brakes. My aircraft continued sliding forward and the left wing of my aircraft hit the metroliner tail cone. There were no injuries. The damage was minor on both aircraft. I should not have volunteered to help out. Just let the people who are trained do their jobs handle the situation, and I should have taken a delay rather than trying to help out and have an on time departure and then at the end I end up smacking a tail cone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B190 ATTEMPT TO ASSIST GND HANDLERS ON SLIPPERY RAMP. DISCOVER NIL BRAKING ACTION AND CONTACT SW4 PARKED IN CLOSE PROX WHEN UNABLE TO STOP ACFT MOTION.
Narrative: THE FUELER WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET THE ACFT OUT OF THE HANGAR. HE WAS USING A SMALL PWRED DOLLY TO TOW THE ACFT. THAT DOLLY WAS SKIDDING AND SLIPPING IN PLACE BECAUSE OF THE SNOW ON THE GND. THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION FOR THE RAMP. A METROLINER HAPPENED TO BE PARKED OUT ON THE RAMP. THE WINGTIP OF THE 1900 LOOKED WELL CLR OF THE METROLINER AND MY FO ALSO AGREED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH CLRNC BTWN THE METROLINER TAIL CONE AND THE BEECHCRAFT 1900D L WINGTIP. I DECIDED TO HELP OUT. I GOT IN THE ACFT WITH MY FO, STARTED UP AND TRIED TO USE DIFFERENTIAL PWR AND BRAKING TO TURN THE ACFT TO THE R AND OUT TO THE GATE. THE FUELER DISCONNECTED HIS USELESS DOLLY FROM THE NOSEWHEEL AND ACTED AS A WING WATCHER. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE AS FEW FT WHEN THE FUELER SIGNALED FOR ME TO STOP. I TRIED VERY HARD TO STOP BY USING 'GND FINE' AND BRAKES. MY ACFT CONTINUED SLIDING FORWARD AND THE L WING OF MY ACFT HIT THE METROLINER TAIL CONE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR ON BOTH ACFT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP OUT. JUST LET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED DO THEIR JOBS HANDLE THE SIT, AND I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A DELAY RATHER THAN TRYING TO HELP OUT AND HAVE AN ON TIME DEP AND THEN AT THE END I END UP SMACKING A TAIL CONE.
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.