<< >> NASA ASRS Report 434934, April 1999

An ATP rated pilot performing an engine runup prior to taxi on a BE55 at an undisclosed location allowed his aircraft to contact a parked vehicle.

Attributes
ACN	434934
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	434934
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Prior to taxi to active, had engines running while contacting tower for IFR clearance. Car parked near, in front of aircraft. Let aircraft creep forward and right engine/propeller contacted side of car. Recommendation: do not allow car to be parked near aircraft without driver in car. Pilot was preoccupied with cockpit duties -- could not see parked car. Note: nothing should be allowed to be placed in front of aircraft in areas where aircraft movement is possible. Factor affecting human performance: pilot rushed to meet appointment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATP RATED PLT PERFORMING AN ENG RUNUP PRIOR TO TAXI ON A BE55 AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION ALLOWED HIS ACFT TO CONTACT A PARKED VEHICLE.

Narrative: PRIOR TO TAXI TO ACTIVE, HAD ENGS RUNNING WHILE CONTACTING TWR FOR IFR CLRNC. CAR PARKED NEAR, IN FRONT OF ACFT. LET ACFT CREEP FORWARD AND R ENG/PROP CONTACTED SIDE OF CAR. RECOMMENDATION: DO NOT ALLOW CAR TO BE PARKED NEAR ACFT WITHOUT DRIVER IN CAR. PLT WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH COCKPIT DUTIES -- COULD NOT SEE PARKED CAR. NOTE: NOTHING SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE PLACED IN FRONT OF ACFT IN AREAS WHERE ACFT MOVEMENT IS POSSIBLE. FACTOR AFFECTING HUMAN PERFORMANCE: PLT RUSHED TO MEET APPOINTMENT.

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.