Probable cause
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.
The pilot of the other airplane not setting the parking brake adequately while holding for departure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot of the other airplane being distracted while doing his paperwork.
NTSB analysis
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.
While holding for takeoff on a taxiway, the pilot of the other airplane set his airplane's parking brake and performed paperwork duties. The other airplane sustained minor damage when it rolled forward and its propellers contacted the airplane's empennage causing substantial damage to the empennage. An examination of the other airplane's parking brake revealed no anomalies.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10LA127 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 24, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Nearest airport
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl (MSP)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.