What happened
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At approximately 1230 on 19 December 2020.
Pilot had completed his preflight on N49024, and had removed the propane heater which was utilized to warm the engine.
Pilot commenced with the engine start,
And immediately following the start, the aircraft began moving forward and to the left; even though the pilot stated that he was on the brakes and there was firm brake pressure.
The aircraft moved approximately 60 feet until it impacted another aircraft, N739ZH which was sitting static on the ramp.
Before the impact, the pilot pulled the mixture back to shut down the engine and stop the aircraft. The pilot stated that the throttle was set to 1000 RPM or 1100 RPM after the engine was started.
Damage to the moving aircraft was a shattered wind screen, left leading edge had approximate 8" dent, one propeller had damage indicating it had hit a solid object.
Damage to the static aircraft was.
Left leading edge wing damage approximately 10"
Underside of left wing outboard of wing strut damage from prop strike.
N49024 was inspected for airworthiness.
No defects were found in the braking system of N49024. Aircraft logs were inspected, all inspections were up to date and all applicable ad's complied with.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 ON 19 DECEMBER 2020.
PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS PREFLIGHT ON N49024, AND HAD REMOVED THE PROPANE HEATER WHICH WAS UTILIZED TO WARM THE ENGINE.
PILOT COMMENCED WITH THE ENGINE START,
AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE START, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT; EVEN THOUGH THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS FIRM BRAKE PRESSURE.
THE AIRCRAFT MOVED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET UNTIL IT IMPACTED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N739ZH WHICH WAS SITTING STATIC ON THE RAMP.
BEFORE THE IMPACT, THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE BACK TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS SET TO 1000 RPM OR 1100 RPM AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED.
DAMAGE TO THE MOVING AIRCRAFT WAS A SHATTERED WIND SCREEN, LEFT LEADING EDGE HAD APPROXIMATE 8" DENT, ONE PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE INDICATING IT HAD HIT A SOLID OBJECT.
DAMAGE TO THE STATIC AIRCRAFT WAS.
LEFT LEADING EDGE WING DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 10"
UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF WING STRUT DAMAGE FROM PROP STRIKE.
N49024 WAS INSPECTED FOR AIRWORTHINESS.
NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF N49024. AIRCRAFT LOGS WERE INSPECTED, ALL INSPECTIONS WERE UP TO DATE AND ALL APPLICABLE AD'S COMPLIED WITH.
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