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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland DHC-6-200 · Sebastian, FL · February 9, 2015

Date: February 9, 2015 · 06:30 local
Place: Sebastian, FL
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70EA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA124
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-6-200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N70EARegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6-200S/N 139 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6-200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A 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.

On 2/9/2015, at approximately 0630, N30EA (piloted byprivacy data omitted) and N70EA had a head on collision on the ramp of the Sebastian municipal airport. Both aircraft were lined up side by side (wing to wing) ready to depart to sju. Both pilots performed a preflight inspection of their aircraft and started the engines on the aircraft. privacy data omitted Had turned the engines on and about to get the generators on line when she noticed the aircraft started to move to the left. privacy data omitted Stated that the brakes did not properly operate and ran into N70EA. privacy data omitted Did not notice the other aircraft until it was too late. Aircraft sustained substantial damages to both right engines, propellers, wings, and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/9/2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0630, N30EA (PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) AND N70EA HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION ON THE RAMP OF THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE LINED UP SIDE BY SIDE (WING TO WING) READY TO DEPART TO SJU. BOTH PILOTS PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THEIR AIRCRAFT AND STARTED THE ENGINES ON THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD TURNED THE ENGINES ON AND ABOUT TO GET THE GENERATORS ON LINE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT PROPERLY OPERATE AND RAN INTO N70EA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT NOTICE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO BOTH RIGHT ENGINES, PROPELLERS, WINGS, AND FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSebastian, FLThe pilot's failure to conduct all of the required items on the Before Starting Engines checklist, which resulted in her failure to detect an open hydraulic circuit breaker and led to insufficient hydraulic pressure to operate the airplane's brakes, her…Feb 9, 2015 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage