Captain of a DHC8 lost aircraft control on the ramp when bringing the #2 propeller out of feather to start #1 without the parking brake set, allowing the aircraft to move toward the terminal and marshaller.

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Attributes
ACN	507924
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	507924
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were terminating flight at alb. We were doing a single engine turn to drop off our passenger and then quickly taxi to an FBO ramp on the airport to close out the aircraft for the night. We had the #2 engine running. For some reason unknown to me, I (the captain) had the parking brake off. The marshaller removed our chocks and gave us the 'start #1 engine' symbol. At that point, I brought the #2 engine out of feather to do a xgenerator start. When the #2 engine came out of feather, the aircraft started to roll forward toward the terminal and the marshaller. The foot brakes and pedals went to the floor, because normal brakes are hydraulic pwred from the #1 engine which wasn't started yet. We scrambled in the cockpit to set the emergency parking brake and bring on the standby hydraulic pumps to provide normal brakes. We stopped the aircraft well short of the terminal and restarted our hearts. Cause of near mishap was complacency and failure to check parking brake 'set' according to checklists. This was a real 'eye opener!'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A DHC8 LOST ACFT CTL ON THE RAMP WHEN BRINGING THE #2 PROP OUT OF FEATHER TO START #1 WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE SET, ALLOWING THE ACFT TO MOVE TOWARD THE TERMINAL AND MARSHALLER.

Narrative: WE WERE TERMINATING FLT AT ALB. WE WERE DOING A SINGLE ENG TURN TO DROP OFF OUR PAX AND THEN QUICKLY TAXI TO AN FBO RAMP ON THE ARPT TO CLOSE OUT THE ACFT FOR THE NIGHT. WE HAD THE #2 ENG RUNNING. FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN TO ME, I (THE CAPT) HAD THE PARKING BRAKE OFF. THE MARSHALLER REMOVED OUR CHOCKS AND GAVE US THE 'START #1 ENG' SYMBOL. AT THAT POINT, I BROUGHT THE #2 ENG OUT OF FEATHER TO DO A XGENERATOR START. WHEN THE #2 ENG CAME OUT OF FEATHER, THE ACFT STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD TOWARD THE TERMINAL AND THE MARSHALLER. THE FOOT BRAKES AND PEDALS WENT TO THE FLOOR, BECAUSE NORMAL BRAKES ARE HYD PWRED FROM THE #1 ENG WHICH WASN'T STARTED YET. WE SCRAMBLED IN THE COCKPIT TO SET THE EMER PARKING BRAKE AND BRING ON THE STANDBY HYD PUMPS TO PROVIDE NORMAL BRAKES. WE STOPPED THE ACFT WELL SHORT OF THE TERMINAL AND RESTARTED OUR HEARTS. CAUSE OF NEAR MISHAP WAS COMPLACENCY AND FAILURE TO CHK PARKING BRAKE 'SET' ACCORDING TO CHKLISTS. THIS WAS A REAL 'EYE OPENER!'

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.