What happened
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On August 20, 2024, at approximately 0700 CDT, a commercial pilot was operating a Cessna A188B, from Tri-Township Airport (ksfy) in Savanna, IL for the purpose of aerial application. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) and using visual flight rules (VFR). The nearest automated weather observation station (AWOS) reported calm winds and scattered to broken ceilings. Ksfy 201743 auto 03003KT !0SM SCT033 BKN048 22113 A3028 rmk AO2. There were no injuries reported. The pic’s aircraft sustained minor damage. The second aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The pilot in command (PIC) was conducting aerial application for a 14 CFR part 137 operator out of ksfy. The PIC needed fuel and proceeded to taxi to a fuel truck set up for hot refueling for the agricultural aircraft participating in the operation. The PIC was number two in line for fuel. He noticed that the ground crew fueling the aircraft in front of him appeared to be having issued getting the fuel truck to dispense fuel. The PIC deplaned to assist the ground crew in fueling the aircraft in front of him. The PIC stated that the engine was running, power was set to idle, and the parking brake was set prior to him deplaning to provide assistance. The PIC was out of the aircraft for approximately 15 minutes when he heard a noise. He turned around to observe his aircraft moving across the ramp under its own power and striking a nearby parked aircraft that was unoccupied. The PIC and ground crew approached the two aircraft and assessed the situation. The pic’s engine was no longer operating due to damage sustained in the collision. The PIC and ground crew attempted to relocate the aircraft into a parking spot by pushing it, however the brakes still had pressure and they were unable to move it. The PIC then entered the aircraft, released the parking brake and relocated the aircraft. A post incident inspection of the brake system did not reveal any abnormalities.
FSDO incident number for this event is: IGL0320240117
Atqa incident number for this event is: AGL0324014
Sas record number associated with this event is: GL03202405201
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 20, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 CDT, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS OPERATING A CESSNA A188B, FROM TRI-TOWNSHIP AIRPORT (KSFY) IN SAVANNA, IL FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THE NEAREST AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION (AWOS) REPORTED CALM WINDS AND SCATTERED TO BROKEN CEILINGS. KSFY 201743 AUTO 03003KT !0SM SCT033 BKN048 22113 A3028 RMK AO2. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE PIC’S AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE SECOND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION FOR A 14 CFR PART 137 OPERATOR OUT OF KSFY. THE PIC NEEDED FUEL AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO A FUEL TRUCK SET UP FOR HOT REFUELING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT PARTICIPATING IN THE OPERATION. THE PIC WAS NUMBER TWO IN LINE FOR FUEL. HE NOTICED THAT THE GROUND CREW FUELING THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM APPEARED TO BE HAVING ISSUED GETTING THE FUEL TRUCK TO DISPENSE FUEL. THE PIC DEPLANED TO ASSIST THE GROUND CREW IN FUELING THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM. THE PIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, POWER WAS SET TO IDLE, AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET PRIOR TO HIM DEPLANING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE PIC WAS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE. HE TURNED AROUND TO OBSERVE HIS AIRCRAFT MOVING ACROSS THE RAMP UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND STRIKING A NEARBY PARKED AIRCRAFT THAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE PIC AND GROUND CREW APPROACHED THE TWO AIRCRAFT AND ASSESSED THE SITUATION. THE PIC’S ENGINE WAS NO LONGER OPERATING DUE TO DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN THE COLLISION. THE PIC AND GROUND CREW ATTEMPTED TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PARKING SPOT BY PUSHING IT, HOWEVER THE BRAKES STILL HAD PRESSURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO MOVE IT. THE PIC THEN ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT, RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AND RELOCATED THE AIRCRAFT. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES.
FSDO INCIDENT NUMBER FOR THIS EVENT IS: IGL0320240117
ATQA INCIDENT NUMBER FOR THIS EVENT IS: AGL0324014
SAS RECORD NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT IS: GL03202405201
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