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An atx small transport freighter pilot struck a cargo truck as he was leaving ramp parking spot. The reporter admits to being rushed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383708 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hln |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1750 |
| ASRS Report | 383708 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The truck carrying freight arrived 20 mins late with our cargo. After quickly loading the cargo, a final walkaround was completed. After the #2 engine was started and the battery recharged, I checked the freight truck which had stalled beside the aircraft as it left. It appeared to be clear of the aircraft so the #1 engine was started. Subsequently, as taxi commenced, the horizontal stabilizer struck the truck. The engines were then shut down and the damage inspected. I feel that over rushing to try to keep schedule was the main factor contributing to this problem, and urge all pilots to slow down enough to keep all phases of flight thorough and safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATX SMT FREIGHTER PLT STRUCK A CARGO TRUCK AS HE WAS LEAVING RAMP PARKING SPOT. THE RPTR ADMITS TO BEING RUSHED.
Narrative: THE TRUCK CARRYING FREIGHT ARRIVED 20 MINS LATE WITH OUR CARGO. AFTER QUICKLY LOADING THE CARGO, A FINAL WALKAROUND WAS COMPLETED. AFTER THE #2 ENG WAS STARTED AND THE BATTERY RECHARGED, I CHKED THE FREIGHT TRUCK WHICH HAD STALLED BESIDE THE ACFT AS IT LEFT. IT APPEARED TO BE CLR OF THE ACFT SO THE #1 ENG WAS STARTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, AS TAXI COMMENCED, THE HORIZ STABILIZER STRUCK THE TRUCK. THE ENGS WERE THEN SHUT DOWN AND THE DAMAGE INSPECTED. I FEEL THAT OVER RUSHING TO TRY TO KEEP SCHEDULE WAS THE MAIN FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROB, AND URGE ALL PLTS TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO KEEP ALL PHASES OF FLT THOROUGH AND SAFE.
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.