<< >> NASA ASRS Report 141304, March 1990

Small transport jet on a charter operation was apparently parked in an illegal area and upon departure subjected passengers to jet blast, passengers were being boarded on another aircraft that was not noted by the pilots.

Attributes
ACN	141304
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2400
ASRS Report	141304
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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 other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We taxied up to the FBO and shut down to pick up our passenger. I stayed with the plane while the other pilot went inside. Then a person came out and said we couldn't park there. When the passenger got in we started up and released the brakes. When we started to move, the plane veered right as if the right wheel were chocked or the steering was not engaged. In our new position. The area next to the FBO was out of sight. Then 2 people came over yelling and gesturing to exit the ramp. The other pilot said it was a frozen brake and advanced the power levers and the brake released. Apparently, behind us, people were boarding an aircraft and were hit with the jet blast. What could happen to prevent this is to always have a marshaller or someone who can see behind the aircraft to warn others about jet blast that the pilots can't see.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT JET ON A CHARTER OPERATION WAS APPARENTLY PARKED IN AN ILLEGAL AREA AND UPON DEP SUBJECTED PASSENGERS TO JET BLAST, PASSENGERS WERE BEING BOARDED ON ANOTHER ACFT THAT WAS NOT NOTED BY THE PLTS.

Narrative: WE TAXIED UP TO THE FBO AND SHUT DOWN TO PICK UP OUR PAX. I STAYED WITH THE PLANE WHILE THE OTHER PLT WENT INSIDE. THEN A PERSON CAME OUT AND SAID WE COULDN'T PARK THERE. WHEN THE PAX GOT IN WE STARTED UP AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. WHEN WE STARTED TO MOVE, THE PLANE VEERED RIGHT AS IF THE RIGHT WHEEL WERE CHOCKED OR THE STEERING WAS NOT ENGAGED. IN OUR NEW POSITION. THE AREA NEXT TO THE FBO WAS OUT OF SIGHT. THEN 2 PEOPLE CAME OVER YELLING AND GESTURING TO EXIT THE RAMP. THE OTHER PLT SAID IT WAS A FROZEN BRAKE AND ADVANCED THE POWER LEVERS AND THE BRAKE RELEASED. APPARENTLY, BEHIND US, PEOPLE WERE BOARDING AN ACFT AND WERE HIT WITH THE JET BLAST. WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO PREVENT THIS IS TO ALWAYS HAVE A MARSHALLER OR SOMEONE WHO CAN SEE BEHIND THE ACFT TO WARN OTHERS ABOUT JET BLAST THAT THE PLTS CAN'T SEE.

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.