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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stbros SC7 SERIES 3 · Fairbanks, AK · March 16, 2006

Date: March 16, 2006 · 15:45 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ACSA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N101WA
Reported as: Stbros SC7SERIES3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,700 total496 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N101WARegistered now · Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3S/N SH1859 · Built 1969 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted on 03-16-06, N101WA, a SC7-3 skyvan, piloted by privacy data omitted impacted the tail of N7721C, a PA-32-300 lance. While the pilot was starting his taxi he noticed there was no steering capability I the tiller. The aircraft moved forward a few feet then the pilot applied the brakes momentarily to check what was wrong. Upon discovering there was nothing wrong, the pilot proceeded forward. The aircraft lunged forward and there was no steering or brakes. The pilot did not have time to apply reverse thrust. The aircraft came to rest at a snow berm as the right engine of the skyvan impacted the top portion of the rudder on the lance. There was extensive damage to the rudder of the lance and to the propellers on the skyvan. The pilot failed to identify and correct the problem before continuing the taxi.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ON 03-16-06, N101WA, A SC7-3 SKYVAN, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ IMPACTED THE TAIL OF N7721C, A PA-32-300 LANCE. WHILE THE PILOT WAS STARTING HIS TAXI HE NOTICED THERE WAS NO STEERING CAPABILITY I THE TILLER. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD A FEW FEET THEN THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY TO CHECK WHAT WAS WRONG. UPON DISCOVERING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THE PILOT PROCEEDED FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT LUNGED FORWARD AND THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKES. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO APPLY REVERSE THRUST. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A SNOW BERM AS THE RIGHT ENGINE OF THE SKYVAN IMPACTED THE TOP PORTION OF THE RUDDER ON THE LANCE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER OF THE LANCE AND TO THE PROPELLERS ON THE SKYVAN. THE PILOT FAILED TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE CONTINUING THE TAXI.