Small aircraft has trouble starting engine. Shuts down. Attempting to check for flooding moves prope...

Attributes
ACN	204239
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbm
State Reference	WI
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 : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 275 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	204239
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While attempting to start the aircraft the engine would not start. After shutting down the generator and ignition I proceeded to check the engine for fuel flooding of the engine. While standing off to the side of the engine, I attempted to move the propeller out of the way, and the engine started. The plane with nobody aboard moved approximately 10-12 ft into the front of a closed aircraft hangar. The engine stopped at this time, leaving a hole approximately 7 ft by 5 ft in the hangar door. The aircraft had its propeller ends bent and broken. Also the right wing tip struck the hangar door, breaking the plastic wing tip. At the time of the accident the temperature was 15-20 degree F, with ice on the taxiway. The brakes were set, though the aircraft slid along the ice, making the brakes useless. The major lesson learned was to treat the propeller as if it will start at any time. Because of being careful around the propeller, there were no injuries. Everything happened too fast for any useful reaction to take place, except to stay out of the way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS TROUBLE STARTING ENG. SHUTS DOWN. ATTEMPTING TO CHK FOR FLOODING MOVES PROP, ENG STARTS. UNOCCUPIED ACFT SLIDES ON ICE, HIT HANGAR.

Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ACFT THE ENG WOULD NOT START. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE GENERATOR AND IGNITION I PROCEEDED TO CHK THE ENG FOR FUEL FLOODING OF THE ENG. WHILE STANDING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ENG, I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE PROP OUT OF THE WAY, AND THE ENG STARTED. THE PLANE WITH NOBODY ABOARD MOVED APPROX 10-12 FT INTO THE FRONT OF A CLOSED ACFT HANGAR. THE ENG STOPPED AT THIS TIME, LEAVING A HOLE APPROX 7 FT BY 5 FT IN THE HANGAR DOOR. THE ACFT HAD ITS PROP ENDS BENT AND BROKEN. ALSO THE R WING TIP STRUCK THE HANGAR DOOR, BREAKING THE PLASTIC WING TIP. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE TEMP WAS 15-20 DEG F, WITH ICE ON THE TAXIWAY. THE BRAKES WERE SET, THOUGH THE ACFT SLID ALONG THE ICE, MAKING THE BRAKES USELESS. THE MAJOR LESSON LEARNED WAS TO TREAT THE PROP AS IF IT WILL START AT ANY TIME. BECAUSE OF BEING CAREFUL AROUND THE PROP, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. EVERYTHING HAPPENED TOO FAST FOR ANY USEFUL REACTION TO TAKE PLACE, EXCEPT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY.

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.

Small aircraft has trouble starting engine. Shuts down. Attempting to check for flooding moves propeller, engine starts. Unoccupied aircraft slides on ice, hit hangar.