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

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Date
February 9, 2015 · 06:30 local
Place
Sebastian, FL
Airport
Sebastian Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30EA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA124
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total350 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N30EARegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERS/N 191 · Built 1968Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTEREngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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 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.

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

Other reports on N30EA · 7

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20180615007919IOttawa, ILThe dupage FSDO was notified of parachute incident: on June 15, 2018, reginald hurlbut sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, Illinois, following a wingsuit/formation jump. Witnesses observed and go-pro video footage…Jun 15, 2018 · No damage · 1 fatalIncident 20170320006249ICruise/Level Flight · Sebastian, FLOn March 20 2017 during skydivesebastian sky diving excercise sky diver 1-[privacy data omitted] departed jump aircraft N30EA during skydiving excercise over Sebastian airport (X26) and during free fall collided with sky diver 2-[privacy data omitted]. After…Mar 20, 2017 · No damageIncident 20160322004779ICruise/Level Flight · Zephyrhills, FLOn 22-MAR-2016, four experienced recreational skydivers with wingsuits departed their jump plane at 14,500?. Two of the skydivers had a mid-air collision shortly after leaving the aircraft. [privacy data omitted] Hit [privacy data omitted] in the chest area…Mar 22, 2016 · No damageIncident 20151011017809IOttawa, ILThe main parachute did not open properly. The reserve parachute became entangled with the main parachute and did not open. N30EA was the airplane that the jumper departed and was not involved in the incident. A. name of jumper ? Richard l. gomez. B.…Oct 11, 2015 · No damage · 1 fatalIncident 20020714016959IParachute Jumping · Ottawa, IL(-23) On July 14, 2002, ronald c. passmore age 33 sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at skydive chicago, Ottawa, IL. Mr. Passmore had jumped from the aircraft with 11 other individuals. All chutes had deployed and were functional. Mr. Passmore…Jul 14, 2002 · 1 fatalAccident 20010615015579AOttawa, IL(.19) One June 15, 2001, at 2315 central daylight time, a passenger was seriously injured after walking into the propeller blade of a de havilland, DHC-6 twin otter, N30EA,after the aircraft landed at the sky dive Chicago airport, Ottawa, Illinois. Visual…Jun 15, 2001 · No damageIncident 19980909038409IClimb · Ottawa, IL(-5) The aircraft departed skydive chicago airport (8N2) for a jump. At approximately 6000FT the right engine lost power. The aircraft continued to climb to 7500 ft where the jumpers exited the aircraft. The aircraft returned to the point of departure without…Sep 9, 1998 · Reported as Dhav DHC6200