Minneapolis-St Paul Intl Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:29 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

While holding for takeoff on a taxiway, the pilot set the airplane's parking brake and performed paperwork duties. The airplane sustained minor damage when it rolled forward and its propellers contacted another airplane empennage causing substantial damage to the empennage. An examination of the parking brake revealed no anomalies.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot not setting the parking brake adequately while holding for departure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot being distracted while doing his paperwork.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/24/2010
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 729
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Minneapolis
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 55450
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator --
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude 445255N
Event Location Longitude 0931318W
Event Location Airport Minneapolis-St Paul Intl
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MSP
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 841
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 653 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 120
Weather Observation Facility ID MSP
Elevation of weather observation facility 841
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.2
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KMSP 241253Z 32007KT 10SM CLR M17/M22 A3020
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 26802
NTSB Notification Source FAA - Minneapolis FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 21 2011 2:18PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N132BA N95LL
NTSB Number CEN10LA127A CEN10LA127B
Missing Aircraft Indicator -- --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage Minor Substantial
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Hawker Beechcraft Corp. Hawker Beechcraft Corp.
Aircraft Model 65-B80 65-A80
Aircraft Series Identifier -- --
Aircraft Serial Number LD-331 LD-235
Certified Max Gross Weight 8800 --
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class -- --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2 2
Number of Engines 2 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Jan 9 2010 12:00AM Feb 5 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection -- --
Airframe Hours 17864 15343
ELT Installed Yes Yes
ELT Activated No No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No No
ELT Type C91 C91
Aircraft Owner Name AIR DIRECT AIRCRAFT INC BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO BOX 1330 PO BOX 624
Aircraft Owner City BEMIDJI BEMIDJI
Aircraft Owner State MN MN
Aircraft Owner Country USA USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 56619-1330 56619-0624
Operator is an individual? No No
Operator Name BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES INC BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES INC
Operator Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Street Address PO BOX 624 PO BOX 624
Operator City BEMIDJI BEMIDJI
Operator State MN MN
Operator Country USA USA
Operator Zip code 56619-0624 56619-0624
Operator Code BEMA BEMA
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation -- --
Operator Certificate Number BEMA052A BEMA052A
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Cargo Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) -- --
Second Pilot on Board No No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes Yes
Departure Airport Code MSP MSP
Departure City Minneapolis Minneapolis
Departure State MN MN
Departure Country USA USA
Departure Time -- --
Departure Time Zone CST CST
Destination Same as Local Flt -- --
Destination Airport Code RPD GPZ
Destination City Rice Lake Grand Rapids
Destination State WI MN
Destination Country USA USA
Specific Phase of Flight -- --
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 11 2010 7:58PM Mar 11 2010 8:01PM
User who most recently changed record male male
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A N/A
Runway Length -- --
Runway Width -- --
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --