Incident ATR 72-500 (72-212A) EC-HCG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142209
 
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Date:Saturday 21 January 2012
Time:07:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT72 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
ATR 72-500 (72-212A)
Owner/operator:Air Nostrum
Registration: EC-HCG
MSN: 580
Year of manufacture:1999
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:San Sebastian Airport (EAS / LESO) -   Spain
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:San Sebastian Airport (EAS / LESO)
Destination airport:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
On the apron, when releasing the chocks, the aircraft moved forward and impacted against a GPU. The propeller blades and the GPU sustained damage. No injuries reported.

Causes:
The incident analyzed in this report occurred as a result of the aircraft starting to move forward without this movement being noticed by the crew. The aircraft was able to move because the parking brake had been released, without the crew being consciously aware of having done so.
The cause of the incident was the failure of the crew to adhere to procedures.
The low visibility at the time of the event could have contributed to hampering the acquisition of visual references outside the cockpit.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Report number: IN-002/2012
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.04.pdf
http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/0E0C8EA8-390C-4C03-B419-C88F37FFD41C/123766/2012_002_IN_ENG.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2012 07:42 harro Added
22-Feb-2013 11:50 harro Updated [Total occupants, Source]
10-May-2013 05:20 Marvin Updated [Location, Departure airport]
14-Mar-2014 20:09 harro Updated [Source, Narrative]

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