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Reporter tried to start a vintage small aircraft with his wife holding the tail. Aircraft surged ahead and hit a hangar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179172 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1c5 |
| State Reference | IL |
| 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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 285 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 189172 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other |
| 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:
No qualified person available to propeller start aircraft except pilot. (No starter or electrical system on aircraft.) set magnetos to both, throttle set to idle, had wife hold tail of aircraft while pilot (myself) hand propped aircraft. Aircraft was pointed towards open area not towards other aircraft. Engine started and surged before pilot could get back to the controls. Aircraft started moving and could not be stopped until it ran into side of hangar adjacent to start-up area. Probable cause: throttle stuck slightly off idle stop due lack of lubrication in cable sleeve. Throttle found to need higher than normal exertion to get to idle stop. Aircraft is vintage small aircraft tail dragger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR TRIED TO START A VINTAGE SMA WITH HIS WIFE HOLDING THE TAIL. ACFT SURGED AHEAD AND HIT A HANGAR.
Narrative: NO QUALIFIED PERSON AVAILABLE TO PROP START ACFT EXCEPT PLT. (NO STARTER OR ELECTRICAL SYS ON ACFT.) SET MAGNETOS TO BOTH, THROTTLE SET TO IDLE, HAD WIFE HOLD TAIL OF ACFT WHILE PLT (MYSELF) HAND PROPPED ACFT. ACFT WAS POINTED TOWARDS OPEN AREA NOT TOWARDS OTHER ACFT. ENG STARTED AND SURGED BEFORE PLT COULD GET BACK TO THE CONTROLS. ACFT STARTED MOVING AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL IT RAN INTO SIDE OF HANGAR ADJACENT TO START-UP AREA. PROBABLE CAUSE: THROTTLE STUCK SLIGHTLY OFF IDLE STOP DUE LACK OF LUBRICATION IN CABLE SLEEVE. THROTTLE FOUND TO NEED HIGHER THAN NORMAL EXERTION TO GET TO IDLE STOP. ACFT IS VINTAGE SMA TAIL DRAGGER.
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.