19981025030129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp ATR 42-300 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · October 25, 1998

Date: October 25, 1998
Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TRBA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N143DD
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99FA012
Reported as: Aerosp ATR42300
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N143DDRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2013 · Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300S/N 056 Airframe modelAerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After having started the right engine the airplane started rolling forward resulting in the right engine propeller striking the air conditioner/power unit and starting a fire. Further investigation conducted by this office leads to conclude that the parking brake was not set at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER HAVING STARTED THE RIGHT ENGINE THE AIRPLANE STARTED ROLLING FORWARD RESULTING IN THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER STRIKING THE AIR CONDITIONER/POWER UNIT AND STARTING A FIRE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THIS OFFICE LEADS TO CONCLUDE THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99FA012Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportSan Juan, PRThe pilot's failure to verify that the parking brake was applied prior to engine start, and the resultant inadvertent movement of the aircraft and collision with the ground power cart once No. 2 was started.Oct 25, 1998 · Substantial damage