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An ATP pilot has his aircraft move forward unintentionally while performing an engine run-up and it contacts a tow tractor, experiencing aircraft damage with a propeller strike at ZZZ.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 625295 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While conducting an engine run to test a generator problem, airplane moved forward and the propeller hit a tow tractor. No injuries and no damage other than the propeller. Notified insurance and FAA for ferry permit to make repairs. No intention for flight -- maintenance run only.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATP PLT HAS HIS ACFT MOVE FORWARD UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE PERFORMING AN ENG RUN-UP AND IT CONTACTS A TOW TRACTOR, EXPERIENCING ACFT DAMAGE WITH A PROP STRIKE AT ZZZ.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING AN ENG RUN TO TEST A GENERATOR PROB, AIRPLANE MOVED FORWARD AND THE PROP HIT A TOW TRACTOR. NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE PROP. NOTIFIED INSURANCE AND FAA FOR FERRY PERMIT TO MAKE REPAIRS. NO INTENTION FOR FLT -- MAINT RUN ONLY.
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.