19991028032449I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3101 · Indianapolis, IN · October 28, 1999

Date: October 28, 1999 · 10:30 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CHQA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N841JS
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3101
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,856 total67 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) After starting the right engine the captain signalled the ground personnel to pull the chokes and disconnect the ground power unit (gpu) before he started the left engine. When the chokes were pulled the aircraft rolled forward stricking the gpu with the left propeller. The captain and first officer both stated that they were looking down to complete after start flows and checklists when they felt the aircraft roll. The parking brake was not set. Airman failed to use "before start" checklist. This checklist call for the parking brake to be set before an engine start.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER STARTING THE RIGHT ENGINE THE CAPTAIN SIGNALLED THE GROUND PERSONNEL TO PULL THE CHOKES AND DISCONNECT THE GROUND POWER UNIT (GPU) BEFORE HE STARTED THE LEFT ENGINE. WHEN THE CHOKES WERE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD STRICKING THE GPU WITH THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER BOTH STATED THAT THEY WERE LOOKING DOWN TO COMPLETE AFTER START FLOWS AND CHECKLISTS WHEN THEY FELT THE AIRCRAFT ROLL. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. AIRMAN FAILED TO USE "BEFORE START" CHECKLIST. THIS CHECKLIST CALL FOR THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE SET BEFORE AN ENGINE START.