# Incident 20020307006539I: Swrngn SA227TT, Columbus, OH, March 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2002, 07:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CQCA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328AJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227TT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110U
- Pilot flight hours: 20,280 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020307006539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT INTENDED TO PERFORM A MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN ON THE COMPANY'S AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY. THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AREA AS FOLLOWS: AFTER STARTING THE R/H ENGINE USING A POWER CART, THE RAMP PERSON PULLED THE WHEEL CHOCKS. THE PILOT THEN TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO STARTING THE L/H ENGINE. DURING THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE LEFT ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ROLLING FORWARD AND THE R/H PROPELLER CONTACTED THE POWER CART. THE PILOT STATED, THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM ROLLING FORWARD. THERE WAS NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE TO THE POWER CART. THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE WERE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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