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Pilot's practice of starting engine hand-propping without a qualified pilot in cocpit creates a runaway aircraft at the ramp. That is story #2. Story #1 reads differently.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 134067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ccr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 410 |
| ASRS Report | 134067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft spun 1 revolution on the ground to the right and broke 1 navigation light off wing tip. I have a twin aircraft. As I started the left engine, with brakes on, I proceeded to check the INS. I put my head down to check fuel valve on both tanks. I hit left power handle with shoulder. The power then increased and the aircraft spun. I propped the engine. I left my wife in the cockpit. The engine started kind of high RPM. I hollered to my wife to reduce power by putting the handle down. Apparently she increased and the plane started moving slow, and then faster and faster. She panicked and I ran to jump in the cockpit, but it was going too fast, so I held on to the right wing tip. We went around 3 times before my wife finally cut the power off. We were terrified and I promise never to propeller an airplane with or west/O a pilot in the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT'S PRACTICE OF STARTING ENGINE HAND-PROPPING WITHOUT A QUALIFIED PLT IN COCPIT CREATES A RUNAWAY ACFT AT THE RAMP. THAT IS STORY #2. STORY #1 READS DIFFERENTLY.
Narrative: ACFT SPUN 1 REVOLUTION ON THE GND TO THE RIGHT AND BROKE 1 NAV LIGHT OFF WING TIP. I HAVE A TWIN ACFT. AS I STARTED THE LEFT ENG, WITH BRAKES ON, I PROCEEDED TO CHK THE INS. I PUT MY HEAD DOWN TO CHK FUEL VALVE ON BOTH TANKS. I HIT LEFT PWR HANDLE WITH SHOULDER. THE PWR THEN INCREASED AND THE ACFT SPUN. I PROPPED THE ENG. I LEFT MY WIFE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ENG STARTED KIND OF HIGH RPM. I HOLLERED TO MY WIFE TO REDUCE PWR BY PUTTING THE HANDLE DOWN. APPARENTLY SHE INCREASED AND THE PLANE STARTED MOVING SLOW, AND THEN FASTER AND FASTER. SHE PANICKED AND I RAN TO JUMP IN THE COCKPIT, BUT IT WAS GOING TOO FAST, SO I HELD ON TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. WE WENT AROUND 3 TIMES BEFORE MY WIFE FINALLY CUT THE PWR OFF. WE WERE TERRIFIED AND I PROMISE NEVER TO PROP AN AIRPLANE WITH OR W/O A PLT IN THE COCKPIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.