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PA31 atx starts its right engine with courier truck in proximity. Either the chocks were not in place or the parking brake had not been set by the pilot. The aircraft 'moved forward slightly' and contacted the truck. Aircraft later ferried for repairs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378506 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hdn |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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 | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 378506 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After completing the off-loading of cargo and performing walkaround inspection of aircraft, noting the courier truck still in place approximately 3 ft from aft left side cargo door. Courier was closing doors, preparing to leave. I secured all doors and hatches and prepared for start-up. After approximately 3-5 mins, start-up of right engine was begun after verifying clear right. Just before clearing left to start left engine, aircraft moved forward slightly making contact with courier van which had not moved from off-load position. Aircraft was shut down and secured to inspect damage. Aircraft was dented on left tip of horizontal stabilizer. No damage done to courier truck. No damage to deice boot on horizontal stabilizer. As corrective action, courier trucks are required to remain clear of all extensions of aircraft. A more thorough preflight will be completed and PIC will not begin start-up checklist until entire aircraft is clear of equipment and personnel. Marshallers will now be used if available. Company maintenance and director of operations notified as well as our poi. Aircraft was inspected and ferried to operations base in salt lake city.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA31 ATX STARTS ITS R ENG WITH COURIER TRUCK IN PROX. EITHER THE CHOCKS WERE NOT IN PLACE OR THE PARKING BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN SET BY THE PLT. THE ACFT 'MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY' AND CONTACTED THE TRUCK. ACFT LATER FERRIED FOR REPAIRS.
Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING THE OFF-LOADING OF CARGO AND PERFORMING WALKAROUND INSPECTION OF ACFT, NOTING THE COURIER TRUCK STILL IN PLACE APPROX 3 FT FROM AFT L SIDE CARGO DOOR. COURIER WAS CLOSING DOORS, PREPARING TO LEAVE. I SECURED ALL DOORS AND HATCHES AND PREPARED FOR START-UP. AFTER APPROX 3-5 MINS, START-UP OF R ENG WAS BEGUN AFTER VERIFYING CLR R. JUST BEFORE CLRING L TO START L ENG, ACFT MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY MAKING CONTACT WITH COURIER VAN WHICH HAD NOT MOVED FROM OFF-LOAD POS. ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED TO INSPECT DAMAGE. ACFT WAS DENTED ON L TIP OF HORIZ STABILIZER. NO DAMAGE DONE TO COURIER TRUCK. NO DAMAGE TO DEICE BOOT ON HORIZ STABILIZER. AS CORRECTIVE ACTION, COURIER TRUCKS ARE REQUIRED TO REMAIN CLR OF ALL EXTENSIONS OF ACFT. A MORE THOROUGH PREFLT WILL BE COMPLETED AND PIC WILL NOT BEGIN START-UP CHKLIST UNTIL ENTIRE ACFT IS CLR OF EQUIP AND PERSONNEL. MARSHALLERS WILL NOW BE USED IF AVAILABLE. COMPANY MAINT AND DIRECTOR OF OPS NOTIFIED AS WELL AS OUR POI. ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND FERRIED TO OPS BASE IN SALT LAKE CITY.
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.