20010416006759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Columbus, GA · April 16, 2001

Date: April 16, 2001 · 08:05 local
Place: Columbus, GA
Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N682KA
Reported as: Beech C90
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total250 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N682KARegistered now · Beech C90S/N LJ-682 Airframe modelBeech C90 Engine modelWalter M601 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Was preparing for flight, had set the parking brakes and started the r/h engine. Increase power of r/h engine to 75% to start l/h engine reduced power on both engines to idle and had feet on the brakes. Pilot was looking down taking clearance information when a/c unknown to the pilot moved forward and the l/h propeller struck the fabric awning on the entrance of the FBO. The a/c was immediately stopped with the brakes and the engines shut down. The l/h propeller sustained substantial damage, and the l/h engine had a sudden reduction in speed. No other damage to the a/c was noted. Upon further inspection of the a/c by maintenance personnel the r/h brake line in the upper portion of the wheel well was found to be cracked. This could have caused the pressure to bleed off the brakes.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WAS PREPARING FOR FLIGHT, HAD SET THE PARKING BRAKES AND STARTED THE R/H ENGINE. INCREASE POWER OF R/H ENGINE TO 75% TO START L/H ENGINE REDUCED POWER ON BOTH ENGINES TO IDLE AND HAD FEET ON THE BRAKES. PILOT WAS LOOKING DOWN TAKING CLEARANCE INFORMATION WHEN A/C UNKNOWN TO THE PILOT MOVED FORWARD AND THE L/H PROPELLER STRUCK THE FABRIC AWNING ON THE ENTRANCE OF THE FBO. THE A/C WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN. THE L/H PROPELLER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE L/H ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE A/C WAS NOTED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE A/C BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THE R/H BRAKE LINE IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WHEEL WELL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PRESSURE TO BLEED OFF THE BRAKES.