20070502007259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T2 · Fairbanks, AK · May 2, 2007

Date: May 2, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: WVBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N767DM
Reported as: Piper PA31T2
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,200 total650 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N767DMRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2022 · Piper PA-31T2S/N 31T-8166042 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T2 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 05-02-07 at 1400 hours local time, N767DM taxied into a ground battery cart. The pilot failed to see the auxiliary battery cart in front of the aircraft before taxiing the aircraft and impacted the battery cart with the right propeller. (-23 amendment) current company policy states a mechanic or the EMT on board will remove the cart after startup. The EMT got on board thinking a mechanic would come out and disconnect the cart after startup. The pilot thought the EMT disconnected the cart so he conducted a normal aircraft bater start.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 05-02-07 AT 1400 HOURS LOCAL TIME, N767DM TAXIED INTO A GROUND BATTERY CART. THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE THE AUXILIARY BATTERY CART IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE BATTERY CART WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER. (-23 AMENDMENT) CURRENT COMPANY POLICY STATES A MECHANIC OR THE EMT ON BOARD WILL REMOVE THE CART AFTER STARTUP. THE EMT GOT ON BOARD THINKING A MECHANIC WOULD COME OUT AND DISCONNECT THE CART AFTER STARTUP. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE EMT DISCONNECTED THE CART SO HE CONDUCTED A NORMAL AIRCRAFT BATER START.