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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Montgomery, AL · November 28, 2004

Date: November 28, 2004 · 19:00 local
Place: Montgomery, AL
Airport: Dannelly Field
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N555MS
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A60A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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) The pilot, Mr. Steven mott, stated he had started both engines. The engines were in idle position and he had set the brakes. He had the over head lights on and the ramp lights of Montgomery aviation were not on. It was very dark outside the aircraft. Mr. Mott stated he was setting his GPS and the aircraft rolled forward, and struck the rudder of a Cessna 421 N333CJ owned by canaan land church inc., causing minor damage to the rudder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, MR. STEVEN MOTT, STATED HE HAD STARTED BOTH ENGINES. THE ENGINES WERE IN IDLE POSITION AND HE HAD SET THE BRAKES. HE HAD THE OVER HEAD LIGHTS ON AND THE RAMP LIGHTS OF MONTGOMERY AVIATION WERE NOT ON. IT WAS VERY DARK OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. MR. MOTT STATED HE WAS SETTING HIS GPS AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD, AND STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A CESSNA 421 N333CJ OWNED BY CANAAN LAND CHURCH INC., CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER.