Narrative:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, N52FW, was substantially damaged when it struck a Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) with the right engine while taxiing at San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, California, USA.
The Twin Otter had undergone maintenance for two weeks and was due to be flown to Chula Vista-John Nichol's Field Airport for skydiving operations. After preflighting the aircraft, the the no.2 engine was started, followed by the no.1 engine. The aircraft then began move forward. The pilot noted that the brakes were not responsive and he pulled back the power as the aircraft moved left and impacted the left-hand propeller and engine of the Osprey.
The no.2 engine of the Twin Otter separated and remained hanging on the rear mounts. The aircraft suffered additional damage to the windshield.
Damaged on the ground
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 30 May 2020 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | Kapowsin Air Sports |
| On behalf of: | Skydive San Diego |
| Registration: | N52FW |
| MSN: | 52 |
| First flight: | 1967-07-15 (52 years 11 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA (SDM) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA (SDM/KSDM), United States of America |
| Chula Vista-John Nichol's Field Airport, CA, United States of America |
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, N52FW, was substantially damaged when it struck a Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) with the right engine while taxiing at San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, California, USA.
The Twin Otter had undergone maintenance for two weeks and was due to be flown to Chula Vista-John Nichol's Field Airport for skydiving operations. After preflighting the aircraft, the the no.2 engine was started, followed by the no.1 engine. The aircraft then began move forward. The pilot noted that the brakes were not responsive and he pulled back the power as the aircraft moved left and impacted the left-hand propeller and engine of the Osprey.
The no.2 engine of the Twin Otter separated and remained hanging on the rear mounts. The aircraft suffered additional damage to the windshield.
Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» FAA» news.yahoo.com
» news.usni.org
Photos
Video, social media
Skydiving Plane Rolls into Parked MV-22B Osprey at San Diego Airfield, Damaging Both - USNI Newshttps://t.co/jwGvV2eXnu pic.twitter.com/TSdMBV9B2c
— USNI News (@USNINews) June 12, 2020
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA to Chula Vista-John Nichol's Field Airport, CA as the crow flies is 11 km (7 miles).
Distance from San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA to Chula Vista-John Nichol's Field Airport, CA as the crow flies is 11 km (7 miles).
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