What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 0730, 15 July, 2011, pilot prepared aircraft for taxi and determined that passenger had left personal belongings on wing walk. Pilot left aircraft engine running and departed aircraft to retrieve items from the ramp with instructions to non-certificated passenger to hold the brakes. Aircraft began rolling in spite of passengers attempt to hold brakes (pressing on rudder pedals only). Aircraft rolled forward resulting in prop strike to nose of u. s. army blackhawk (UH060, bu no. 88-26052) with minor damage to prop and spinner of N988BS and avionics bay and nose bowl of UH-60.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 0730, 15 JULY, 2011, PILOT PREPARED AIRCRAFT FOR TAXI AND DETERMINED THAT PASSENGER HAD LEFT PERSONAL BELONGINGS ON WING WALK. PILOT LEFT AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNNING AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT TO RETRIEVE ITEMS FROM THE RAMP WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO NON-CERTIFICATED PASSENGER TO HOLD THE BRAKES. AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING IN SPITE OF PASSENGERS ATTEMPT TO HOLD BRAKES (PRESSING ON RUDDER PEDALS ONLY). AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE TO NOSE OF U. S. ARMY BLACKHAWK (UH060, BU NO. 88-26052) WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP AND SPINNER OF N988BS AND AVIONICS BAY AND NOSE BOWL OF UH-60.
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