ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319169
| Date: | Saturday 30 May 2020 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Kapowsin Air Sports |
| Registration: | N52FW |
| MSN: | 52 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA (SDM) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA (SDM/KSDM) |
| Chula Vista-John Nichol's Field Airport, CA |
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.
Sources:
FAA
news.yahoo.com
news.usni.org
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