- Date
- August 13, 2016, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Defining events
- Standing-engine(s) start-up: Ground collisionStanding-engine(s) not oper: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 2017
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20160813014702A
- Case key
- 93911
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Probable cause
The other pilot's failure to ensure that the brake was fully engaged and his subsequent failure to notice that his airplane was rolling forward, which resulted in it hitting another airplane.
The pilot's failure to ensure that the brake was fully engaged and his subsequent failure to notice that his airplane was rolling forward, which resulted in it hitting another airplane.
Findings · 6
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N8166U · Piper PA 34
N70SW · Cessna 500
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N8166U · Piper PA 34
N70SW · Cessna 500
Analysis
The pilot of the parked airplane reported that he and his co-pilot had just re-entered the airplane and were having a conversation when he felt the airplane shake and heard a loud noise. He further reported that he looked out of the right window and saw an aircraft with its propeller hitting the right wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after engine start and before taxi for takeoff, he was looking at his navigation communications and did not notice the airplane rolling forward. The airplane rolled forward and collided with the airplane in front of it. The pilot further reported that he was unaware of the airplane's forward movement and that the thought that the hand brake was fully engaged. The airplane sustained minor damage. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot of the parked airplane reported that he and his co-pilot had just re-entered the airplane and were having a conversation when he felt the airplane shake and heard a loud noise. He further reported that he looked out of the right window and saw an aircraft with its propeller hitting the right wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after engine start and before taxi for takeoff, he was looking at his navigation communications and did not notice the airplane rolling forward. The airplane rolled forward and collided with the airplane in front of it. The pilot further reported that he was unaware of the airplane's forward movement and that the thought that the hand brake was fully engaged. The airplane sustained minor damage. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Factual narrative
**This report was modified on December 22, 2016. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.** The pilot of the parked airplane reported that he and his co-pilot had just re-entered the airplane and were having a conversation when he felt the airplane shake and heard a loud noise. He further reported that he looked out of the right window and saw an aircraft with its propeller hitting the right wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after engine start and before taxi for takeoff, he was looking at his navigation communications and did not notice the airplane rolling forward. The airplane rolled forward and collided with the airplane in front of it. The pilot further reported that he was unaware of the airplane's forward movement and that the thought that the hand brake was fully engaged. The airplane sustained minor damage. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
**This report was modified on December 22, 2016. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.** The pilot of the parked airplane reported that he and his co-pilot had just re-entered the airplane and were having a conversation when he felt the airplane shake and heard a loud noise. He further reported that he looked out of the right window and saw an aircraft with its propeller hitting the right wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after engine start and before taxi for takeoff, he was looking at his navigation communications and did not notice the airplane rolling forward. The airplane rolled forward and collided with the airplane in front of it. The pilot further reported that he was unaware of the airplane's forward movement and that the thought that the hand brake was fully engaged. The airplane sustained minor damage. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8166U
- Reported as
- Piper PA 34 (200T)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-8070173
- Built
- 1980
- Airframe hours
- 3,336
- Engines
- Cont Motor TSIO-360 SER, reciprocatingCont Motor TSIO-360 SER, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Eli Air Center Inc.
- Registered owner
- Eli Air Center Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 2015
- Departed
- MYER · Rock Sound
- Destination
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Equipment
- None
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N70SW
- Reported as
- Cessna 500 (CITATION)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 500-0236
- Built
- 1974
- Airframe hours
- 9,797.8
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney JT15D-1, 2,200 lbs thrust, turbo fanPratt & Whitney JT15D-1, 2,200 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 1, 2015
- Departed
- MYNN · Nassau
- Destination
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Equipment
- Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 3
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8166U
- Age
- 74
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 30, 2016
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 1,985 total · 1,445 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N70SW
- Age
- 35
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- February 25, 2016
- Restraint
- None
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 120 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command
- Role
- Co-pilot, aircraft N70SW
- Age
- 23
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 26, 2016
- Restraint
- None
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 15 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Observed at
- KFXE
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 25, 2016, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 2.2 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.