Narrative:

Changed aircraft in ZZZ, took an airplane parked in a different part of the commuter ramp. Did all appropriate checklists, checked the MEL's (4 of them), TCASII, yaw damper, rudder boost, flaps. Loaded passenger, finished paperwork. Started engines, completed after-start checklist. First officer called for taxi. Captain gave thumb up to ramp person and released brakes. Aircraft started moving, right power lever was in ground line to be able to make a 180 degree right turn. The aircraft didn't respond. Captain put both power levers in ground line, then reverse but aircraft was still sliding forward. Captain then shut down both engines as the aircraft hit a tug with a luggage cart. The passenger were deplaned, no injuries, except damage to aircraft. 2 propeller blades severed at base and one flew over the fuselage to the right side of aircraft, the left leading edge also got a big dent and a hole about 1-2 inches that leaked fuel. After completion of appropriate checklists the captain walked outside the aircraft. The area where the aircraft was parked was more or less ice free, but just ahead of the nosewheel a layer of approximately 1 1/2 inches (thick) of clear ice was covering the surface. Due to the ice the captain was unable to turn the nosewheel and control the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING LTT ACFT ON START OF TAXI ATTEMPTED A R TURN AND THE ACFT BEGAN SLIDING FORWARD ON THE PATCHY ICE, BRAKES AND REVERSE THRUST APPLIED, NO HELP. ACFT STRUCK A TUG INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENG AND WING LEADING EDGE.

Narrative: CHANGED ACFT IN ZZZ, TOOK AN AIRPLANE PARKED IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COMMUTER RAMP. DID ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, CHKED THE MEL'S (4 OF THEM), TCASII, YAW DAMPER, RUDDER BOOST, FLAPS. LOADED PAX, FINISHED PAPERWORK. STARTED ENGS, COMPLETED AFTER-START CHKLIST. FO CALLED FOR TAXI. CAPT GAVE THUMB UP TO RAMP PERSON AND RELEASED BRAKES. ACFT STARTED MOVING, R PWR LEVER WAS IN GND LINE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A 180 DEG R TURN. THE ACFT DIDN'T RESPOND. CAPT PUT BOTH PWR LEVERS IN GND LINE, THEN REVERSE BUT ACFT WAS STILL SLIDING FORWARD. CAPT THEN SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS AS THE ACFT HIT A TUG WITH A LUGGAGE CART. THE PAX WERE DEPLANED, NO INJURIES, EXCEPT DAMAGE TO ACFT. 2 PROP BLADES SEVERED AT BASE AND ONE FLEW OVER THE FUSELAGE TO THE R SIDE OF ACFT, THE L LEADING EDGE ALSO GOT A BIG DENT AND A HOLE ABOUT 1-2 INCHES THAT LEAKED FUEL. AFTER COMPLETION OF APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS THE CAPT WALKED OUTSIDE THE ACFT. THE AREA WHERE THE ACFT WAS PARKED WAS MORE OR LESS ICE FREE, BUT JUST AHEAD OF THE NOSEWHEEL A LAYER OF APPROX 1 1/2 INCHES (THICK) OF CLR ICE WAS COVERING THE SURFACE. DUE TO THE ICE THE CAPT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE NOSEWHEEL AND CTL THE ACFT.

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.