# Incident 20200530014451I: Dehavilland DHC-6-100, San Diego, CA, May 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2020, 09:40 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TO5J
- Location: 32.5723° N, 116.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWN FLD MUNI (SDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5723&lon=-116.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52FW-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-100 (registry code 2802610, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-100
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200530014451I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT BROWN FIELD FOR MAINTENANCE AND HE WAS THERE FOR AFTER MAINTENANCE CHECKS. AFTER A BRIEF EXTERNAL WALK AROUND THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT REMOVED THE CHOCK THAT WAS AROUND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. BERFORE STARTING THE ENGINES ALL SYSTEMS INCLUDING HADRAULICS WHERE OPERATING PROPERLY. STARTING THE RIGHT ENGINE EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL EXCEPT THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. THE GAGE WAS INDICATING MOVEMENT BETWEEN 40 AND 55 PSI DURING THE START SEQUENCE. AS THE START SEQUENCE CONTINUED THE OIL PRESSURE STABILIZED AND THE ENGINE SHOWED NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS. HE THEN LET THE RIGHT ENGINE RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. INCREASING THROTTLE ¼? TO AN ESTIMATED 60% HE TURNED ON THE OVERHEAD GENERATOR RESET/ON SWITCH. HE CONFIRMED THE LOAD PRESENCE ON THE RIGHT AMP METER AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY ONE ADDITIONAL MINUTE FOR THE LOAD ON THE BATTERY TO REDUCE BEFORE ATTEMPTING A START ON THE LEFT ENGINE. HE THEN BEGAN THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE LEFT ENGINE. WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE WAS AT 50% HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN MOTION AND TURNING LEFT. HE PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE PETALS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ATTEPTED TO MOVE THE TILLER LEVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT STEERING AND BRAKES WHERE NOT EFFECTIVE. HE ALSO STATED THE PEDALS WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HE COULD NOT MOVE THE TILLER LEVER. AT THIS TIME THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS MAKING CONSIDERABLE MORE NOISE THAN THE LEFT ENGINE AND HE PULLED THE ENGINE CONTROLS TO IDLE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TRAVELED MORE THAN 80 FEET TURNING 95 DEGREES TO THE LEFT BEFORE IMPACTING THE LEFT SIDE OF A PARKED V-22 OSPREY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY PILOTS AND MECHANICS WORKING IN A NEARBY HANGAR.

## Other reports on N52FW (9)

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

- [Incident 19980809036279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980809036279I), Aug 9, 1998: Dhav DHC6100 (N52FW), Kapowsin, WA, 1 fatal. On August 9, 1998, a tandem jump was conducted under the authority of exemption no. 4943. This jump resulted in the serious internal injuries to russ cameron,…
- [Incident 19980808036269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808036269I), Aug 8, 1998: Dhav DHC6100 (N52FW), Kapowsin, WA, 1 fatal. On August 8, 1998, a tamdem jump was conducted under the authority of exemption no. 4943. This jump resulted in the death of robert woodley, the jump…
- [Incident 19940805033449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805033449I), Aug 5, 1994: Dhav DHC6100 (N52FW), Quincy, IL. Chute attached backwards. Opened but lost lift on turn near ground. Critical injured. Died next day.
- [Incident 19930814033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930814033509I), Aug 14, 1993: Dhav DHC61 (N52FW), Quincy, IL, 2 fatal. Jumper collided head on with another jumper. Observed looking up to release brake toggles. Fatally injured.
- [Incident 19871023073799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023073799I), Oct 23, 1987: Dhav DHC6100 (N52FW), Fresno, CA. Engines surging. Fuel pump inoperative lights on with 175 lbs of fuel. Low level warn system inoperative. Landed okay.
- [Incident 19860731058719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860731058719I), Jul 31, 1986: Dhav DHC6100 (N52FW), Syracuse, NY. Precautionary landing after oil pressure fluctuation. Found leaking prop dome to piston seal.
- [Incident 19800722062189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722062189I), Jul 22, 1980: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N52FW), Portland, ME. Engine shut down due to low oil pressure. Flexible oil line to coller chafed through.
- [Incident 19800414050609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414050609I), Apr 14, 1980: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N52FW), Boston, MA. Aircraft landed with one engine shutdown due to false fire warning.
- [Incident 19791113053469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113053469I), Nov 13, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N52FW), Lebanon, NH. Left engine turbine blades penetrated engine cowling in flight. Landed safely, replaced engine.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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