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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 685 · Van Nuys, CA · April 16, 2015

Date
April 16, 2015 · 16:00 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N685PB
Reported as
Aero Commander 685
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO-520-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

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.

N685BP was at the blast fence for an engine run prior to departure. N685BP experienced right engine problems while performing an engine run up. The right engine was shut down and the pilot,privacy data omitted, requested to taxi back to parking. The aircraft was taxiing north on taxi way bravo and was exiting at bravo one when privacy data omitted said he did not have any brakes or steering. The aircraft did a 180 degree turn from bravo one to the ramp area where it crashed into a parked helicopter, N111FN. According to the mechanic, privacy data omitted, at the scene, the aux electric hydraulic circuit breaker was out.privacy data omitted Also stated the left engine at idle will not produce enough pressure to operate the steering and brakes.

The N685BP does not have a current registration

The pilot privacy data omitted does not have a current medical certificate.

As the FAA filed it

N685BP WAS AT THE BLAST FENCE FOR AN ENGINE RUN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. N685BP EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE PROBLEMS WHILE PERFORMING AN ENGINE RUN UP. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REQUESTED TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING NORTH ON TAXI WAY BRAVO AND WAS EXITING AT BRAVO ONE WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES OR STEERING. THE AIRCRAFT DID A 180 DEGREE TURN FROM BRAVO ONE TO THE RAMP AREA WHERE IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED HELICOPTER, N111FN. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AT THE SCENE, THE AUX ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THE LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE WILL NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO OPERATE THE STEERING AND BRAKES.

THE N685BP DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT REGISTRATION

THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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