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An air ambulance lear 35 rolled forward after engine start, tearing the gpu cable from the connected unit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 300313 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bfi |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 300313 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were departing bfi for ktn to pick up 2 patients. On board were 2 flight crew and 2 nurses. I was PIC but was in the right seat so that the sic could fly the first leg. Both engines were started by me as the sic shut the door and climbed into his seat. As the sic was fastening his seat belt, I signaled the fueler to unplug the gpu. I watched the voltage and noted the drop in voltage as expected. As we were about to begin the before taxi checklist, the pilot in the left seat said, 'we're rolling.' I applied the brakes, and we stopped moving. The park brake had not been applied and the aircraft was not checked. The rest of the departure seemed normal. When we phoned our base from ktn, we were told that we had torn off 3 ft of gpu cable and that the fueler had to scurry to unplug the remains of the cable from the aircraft. 'Park brake set' is on the checklist, but I had missed it. We were in a hurry to get the patients to seattle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIR AMBULANCE LEAR 35 ROLLED FORWARD AFTER ENG START, TEARING THE GPU CABLE FROM THE CONNECTED UNIT.
Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING BFI FOR KTN TO PICK UP 2 PATIENTS. ON BOARD WERE 2 FLC AND 2 NURSES. I WAS PIC BUT WAS IN THE R SEAT SO THAT THE SIC COULD FLY THE FIRST LEG. BOTH ENGS WERE STARTED BY ME AS THE SIC SHUT THE DOOR AND CLBED INTO HIS SEAT. AS THE SIC WAS FASTENING HIS SEAT BELT, I SIGNALED THE FUELER TO UNPLUG THE GPU. I WATCHED THE VOLTAGE AND NOTED THE DROP IN VOLTAGE AS EXPECTED. AS WE WERE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE BEFORE TAXI CHKLIST, THE PLT IN THE L SEAT SAID, 'WE'RE ROLLING.' I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND WE STOPPED MOVING. THE PARK BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED AND THE ACFT WAS NOT CHKED. THE REST OF THE DEP SEEMED NORMAL. WHEN WE PHONED OUR BASE FROM KTN, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD TORN OFF 3 FT OF GPU CABLE AND THAT THE FUELER HAD TO SCURRY TO UNPLUG THE REMAINS OF THE CABLE FROM THE ACFT. 'PARK BRAKE SET' IS ON THE CHKLIST, BUT I HAD MISSED IT. WE WERE IN A HURRY TO GET THE PATIENTS TO SEATTLE.
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.