Narrative:
Two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, N30EA and N70EA were both parked right next to each other, wing-tip to wing-tip at Sebastian Municipal Airport, Florida. N30AE was parked on the right side of N70AE.
Both aircraft were planning to conduct a re-positioning flight that was destined for the Exuma International Airport, Bahamas.
The pilot of N30AE stated that she had just started the engines when she advanced the throttles (one at a time) to bring the generators on-line. At that moment, the airplane began to move forward. She said she tried to apply the brakes, but they were not working and she was unable to move the tiller, which was positioned all the way to the left. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane and it collided with N70AE.
The pilot of N70AE said that had not started the engines yet when N30AE struck his airplane.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to conduct all of the required items on the Before Starting Engines checklist, which resulted in her failure to detect an open hydraulic circuit breaker and led to insufficient hydraulic pressure to operate the airplane's brakes, her subsequent loss of airplane control, and ground collision with an airplane."
accident date: 09-02-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: N70EA
accident date: 09-02-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: N70EA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 9 February 2015 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Operator: | Eagle Air Transport |
| Registration: | N70EA |
| MSN: | 139 |
| First flight: | 1968-06-26 (46 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Sebastian Municipal Airport, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Sebastian Municipal Airport, FL, United States of America |
| George Town-Exuma International Airport (GGT/MYEG), Bahamas |
Two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, N30EA and N70EA were both parked right next to each other, wing-tip to wing-tip at Sebastian Municipal Airport, Florida. N30AE was parked on the right side of N70AE.
Both aircraft were planning to conduct a re-positioning flight that was destined for the Exuma International Airport, Bahamas.
The pilot of N30AE stated that she had just started the engines when she advanced the throttles (one at a time) to bring the generators on-line. At that moment, the airplane began to move forward. She said she tried to apply the brakes, but they were not working and she was unable to move the tiller, which was positioned all the way to the left. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane and it collided with N70AE.
The pilot of N70AE said that had not started the engines yet when N30AE struck his airplane.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to conduct all of the required items on the Before Starting Engines checklist, which resulted in her failure to detect an open hydraulic circuit breaker and led to insufficient hydraulic pressure to operate the airplane's brakes, her subsequent loss of airplane control, and ground collision with an airplane."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 09-02-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: N70EA
accident date: 09-02-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: N70EA
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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 Sebastian Municipal Airport, FL to George Town-Exuma International Airport as the crow flies is 672 km (420 miles).
Distance from Sebastian Municipal Airport, FL to George Town-Exuma International Airport as the crow flies is 672 km (420 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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