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A BE2000 captain reports collision with gpu; when bringing propellers out of feather after engine start; due to parking brake failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 701990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Starship Model 2000 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 701990 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft parked at FBO at sjc. Loaded passenger. Shut the door and performed pre engine start checklist; including setting the parking brake. Started right and left engine from gpu power; both engines were started in 'feather.' when both engines were brought out of 'feather' the parking brake failed to hold aircraft in position. Aircraft moved forward and hit gpu before I could apply brakes. Note that gpu was positioned forward of main wing as the BE2000 is a 'canard.' nobody was injured and aircraft damage was minor. The event serves as a reminder never to trust the parking brake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE2000 CAPT RPTS COLLISION WITH GPU; WHEN BRINGING PROPS OUT OF FEATHER AFTER ENG START; DUE TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE.
Narrative: ACFT PARKED AT FBO AT SJC. LOADED PAX. SHUT THE DOOR AND PERFORMED PRE ENG START CHKLIST; INCLUDING SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE. STARTED R AND L ENG FROM GPU PWR; BOTH ENGS WERE STARTED IN 'FEATHER.' WHEN BOTH ENGS WERE BROUGHT OUT OF 'FEATHER' THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD ACFT IN POS. ACFT MOVED FORWARD AND HIT GPU BEFORE I COULD APPLY BRAKES. NOTE THAT GPU WAS POSITIONED FORWARD OF MAIN WING AS THE BE2000 IS A 'CANARD.' NOBODY WAS INJURED AND ACFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR. THE EVENT SERVES AS A REMINDER NEVER TO TRUST THE PARKING BRAKE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.