# NTSB CHI07CA033: Cessna C-425, N425JP, Menominee, MI, December 5, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 5, 2006, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Menominee, MI - Coordinates: 45.126388, -87.638336 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1264&lon=-87.6383&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 65023 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA033 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65023/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA033 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft while parking the aircraft, and failed to maintain clearance from the building as the airplane taxied forward. A factor was the terminal. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The twin-engine, turboprop airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted the side of a terminal building while parking on the airport terminal's ramp. The pilot reported that he landed on the runway normally and taxied to the terminal ramp for parking. The pilot reported that he had brought the throttles into the Beta range (reverse pitch on the propellers) while taxiing to control the airplane's taxi speed. After he stopped on the ramp, the pilot put the throttles back into the Beta range and backed the airplane about four to six feet so that it would align with another airplane parked on the ramp. The pilot reported that he set the parking brake. He then positioned the throttles back to flight idle, and brought the propeller levers into the feather position. He reported that as he was putting the propellers into feather, the airplane started to taxi forward. He put the propeller levers full forward and put the throttles back into Beta. The aircraft continued to roll forward so he put the fuel mixture handles to the fuel shut off position. The pilot reported that the airplane struck the plate glass sided building going about 3-4 mph. The pilot reported that the brakes and Beta were functioning properly. The airport manager reported that runways and ramp surfaces had thin patches of loose snow, and that the braking action was good. ## Factual narrative The twin-engine, turboprop airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted the side of a terminal building while parking on the airport terminal's ramp. The pilot reported that he landed on the runway normally and taxied to the terminal ramp for parking. The pilot reported that he had brought the throttles into the Beta range (reverse pitch on the propellers) while taxiing to control the airplane's taxi speed. After he stopped on the ramp, the pilot put the throttles back into the Beta range and backed the airplane about four to six feet so that it would align with another airplane parked on the ramp. The pilot reported that he set the parking brake. He then positioned the throttles back to flight idle, and brought the propeller levers into the feather position. He reported that as he was putting the propellers into feather, the airplane started to taxi forward. He put the propeller levers full forward and put the throttles back into Beta. The aircraft continued to roll forward so he put the fuel mixture handles to the fuel shut off position. The pilot reported that the airplane struck the plate-glass-sided building going about 3-4 mph. The pilot reported that the brakes and Beta were functioning properly. The airport manager reported that runways and ramp surfaces had thin patches of loose snow, and that the braking action was good. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N425JP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425JP-2025-05-29), registration cancelled 2025-05-29, S/N 4250038 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna C-425 - Registry model: [Cessna 425](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (registry code 2076018) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 425-0038 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: APD Development LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: DPA, West Chicago, IL - Destination: MNM, Menominee, MI - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: MNM, Menominee-Marinette Twin ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20061205026749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061205026749A), Dec 5, 2006: Cessna 425, Menominee, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot with a passenger were maneuvering the aircraft on the terminal ramp at kmnm for parking. The pilot stated taht he lost control of the aircraft… From the NTSB's public API. 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