20080523834639I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560XL · Greensboro, NC · May 23, 2008

Date: May 23, 2008 · 08:45 local
Place: Greensboro, NC
Airport: Piedmont Triad International
Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CNQ7
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N542CS
Reported as: Cessna 560XL
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW545A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

A Cessna citation employee was performing a maintenance run up check N542CS 560XL-5523, the aircraft jumped the chocks, traveled forward and collided with the right wingtip on N153SG, 550B-1088. The left wing N542CS then collided with the fuselage of N153SG (same aircraft) causing substantial damage to bulkheads, stringer, and skin. Then both aircraft pivoted to the left and N542CS then struck N361QS, 560-0361, damaging the left aileron. N542CS has damage left wing tip, left wing leading edge, radome, radar rt unit, and moutn brackets for rt unit. N361QS has damage left aileron. N153SG had damage right wing tip, fuselage skin from emergency exit ot nose baggage compartment, bulkheads by emergency exit, stringers by emergency exit, and skin buckling by cabin door. Trouble shooting revealed an intermittent power brake circuit breaker. Corrective action was to replace the circuit breaker.

As the FAA filed it

A CESSNA CITATION EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE RUN UP CHECK N542CS 560XL-5523, THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS, TRAVELED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP ON N153SG, 550B-1088. THE LEFT WING N542CS THEN COLLIDED WITH THE FUSELAGE OF N153SG (SAME AIRCRAFT) CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BULKHEADS, STRINGER, AND SKIN. THEN BOTH AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT AND N542CS THEN STRUCK N361QS, 560-0361, DAMAGING THE LEFT AILERON. N542CS HAS DAMAGE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, RADOME, RADAR RT UNIT, AND MOUTN BRACKETS FOR RT UNIT. N361QS HAS DAMAGE LEFT AILERON. N153SG HAD DAMAGE RIGHT WING TIP, FUSELAGE SKIN FROM EMERGENCY EXIT OT NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, BULKHEADS BY EMERGENCY EXIT, STRINGERS BY EMERGENCY EXIT, AND SKIN BUCKLING BY CABIN DOOR. TROUBLE SHOOTING REVEALED AN INTERMITTENT POWER BRAKE CIRCUIT BREAKER. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.