<< >> NASA ASRS Report 789163, June 2008

Pilot of BE99 loses situational awareness when aircraft moves forward during engine start. Strikes traffic cones with right propeller.

Attributes
ACN	789163
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tjsj.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Airliner 99
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 152 flight time total : 6760 flight time type : 299
ASRS Report	789163
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During initial movement for taxi from apron 7 at tjsj airport; aircraft empty; I had a propeller strike. During walkaround; I noticed a group of cones ahead to the right of the nose of the airplane. There was enough room to start the engines and taxi clear of the cones. During battery start; when the fuel condition lever was moved to high idle for x-generator start the airplane rolled forward a few ft (about 5 ft). After resetting the parking brake; I continued the engine start procedures. That forward movement of the aircraft caused me to lose sight completely of the group of cones to the right. When I started to taxi out; the right propeller hit the group of cones. After the impact; I felt a strong vibration so both engines were shut down immediately. The impact caused significant damage to the propellers on the right engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BE99 LOSES SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHEN ACFT MOVES FORWARD DURING ENGINE START. STRIKES TRAFFIC CONES WITH RIGHT PROP.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL MOVEMENT FOR TAXI FROM APRON 7 AT TJSJ ARPT; ACFT EMPTY; I HAD A PROP STRIKE. DURING WALKAROUND; I NOTICED A GROUP OF CONES AHEAD TO THE R OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM TO START THE ENGS AND TAXI CLR OF THE CONES. DURING BATTERY START; WHEN THE FUEL CONDITION LEVER WAS MOVED TO HIGH IDLE FOR X-GENERATOR START THE AIRPLANE ROLLED FORWARD A FEW FT (ABOUT 5 FT). AFTER RESETTING THE PARKING BRAKE; I CONTINUED THE ENG START PROCS. THAT FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE ACFT CAUSED ME TO LOSE SIGHT COMPLETELY OF THE GROUP OF CONES TO THE R. WHEN I STARTED TO TAXI OUT; THE R PROP HIT THE GROUP OF CONES. AFTER THE IMPACT; I FELT A STRONG VIBRATION SO BOTH ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THE IMPACT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PROPS ON THE R ENG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.