Aircraft strikes hangar door when parking brake release is not noticed because of distraction.

Attributes
ACN	538827
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19.7 flight time total : 28100 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	538827
Person 2
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Seatbelt item was missed during before engine start checklist. After engine start, the parking brake was inadvertently released when the pilot attempted to untangle the observer's shoulder harness from the tow bar. Without either occupant being aware of movement, the aircraft veered to the right, contacting a hangar door. Damage was done to the hangar door, the propeller, wingtip, and possibly the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT STRIKES HANGAR DOOR WHEN PARKING BRAKE RELEASE IS NOT NOTICED BECAUSE OF DISTR.

Narrative: SEATBELT ITEM WAS MISSED DURING BEFORE ENG START CHKLIST. AFTER ENG START, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INADVERTENTLY RELEASED WHEN THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO UNTANGLE THE OBSERVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS FROM THE TOW BAR. WITHOUT EITHER OCCUPANT BEING AWARE OF MOVEMENT, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE R, CONTACTING A HANGAR DOOR. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE HANGAR DOOR, THE PROP, WINGTIP, AND POSSIBLY THE ENG.

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.