An small aircraft pilot hand propped his aircraft without while it was not properly tied down. The a...

Attributes
ACN	217194
Time
Date	199207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : unu
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3890 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	217194
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After fueling aircraft at juneau (dodge county airport), I needed to move it away from pumps due to heavy traffic. This was my last stop en route to the eaa convention and I wanted to review the arrival procedures and talk with other pilots, etc, before starting out. Nearby tiedown position were occupied, so I decided to taxi aircraft to a suitable location. Since this aircraft has no electrical system or starter, I asked for an experienced helper. Finding none, I asked a man to hold the tail while I propped it. It did not start readily, and, after turning engine backwards with throttle open, I turned ignition on and forgot to reduce throttle. The engine started. Being unable to shut off engine or restrain it, the aircraft moved and collided with an aircraft which was tied down. Damage to both aircraft not determined at this time. No personal injuries except I fell and received abrasions and a hairline fracture to an arm bone. It was a bad decision on my part to try to start the engine without competent assistance. As a possible factor in forgetting to reduce the throttle might be that considerable effort had been expended and I felt it was necessary to expedite moving the plane away from the gas pumps.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT HAND PROPPED HIS ACFT WITHOUT WHILE IT WAS NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. THE ACFT RAN INTO ANOTHER ACFT, DAMAGING BOTH AND INJURING THE PLT.

Narrative: AFTER FUELING ACFT AT JUNEAU (DODGE COUNTY ARPT), I NEEDED TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM PUMPS DUE TO HVY TFC. THIS WAS MY LAST STOP ENRTE TO THE EAA CONVENTION AND I WANTED TO REVIEW THE ARR PROCS AND TALK WITH OTHER PLTS, ETC, BEFORE STARTING OUT. NEARBY TIEDOWN POS WERE OCCUPIED, SO I DECIDED TO TAXI ACFT TO A SUITABLE LOCATION. SINCE THIS ACFT HAS NO ELECTRICAL SYS OR STARTER, I ASKED FOR AN EXPERIENCED HELPER. FINDING NONE, I ASKED A MAN TO HOLD THE TAIL WHILE I PROPPED IT. IT DID NOT START READILY, AND, AFTER TURNING ENG BACKWARDS WITH THROTTLE OPEN, I TURNED IGNITION ON AND FORGOT TO REDUCE THROTTLE. THE ENG STARTED. BEING UNABLE TO SHUT OFF ENG OR RESTRAIN IT, THE ACFT MOVED AND COLLIDED WITH AN ACFT WHICH WAS TIED DOWN. DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT NOT DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. NO PERSONAL INJURIES EXCEPT I FELL AND RECEIVED ABRASIONS AND A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO AN ARM BONE. IT WAS A BAD DECISION ON MY PART TO TRY TO START THE ENG WITHOUT COMPETENT ASSISTANCE. AS A POSSIBLE FACTOR IN FORGETTING TO REDUCE THE THROTTLE MIGHT BE THAT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT HAD BEEN EXPENDED AND I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE MOVING THE PLANE AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMPS.

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.

An small aircraft pilot hand propped his aircraft without while it was not properly tied down. The aircraft ran into another aircraft, damaging both and injuring the pilot.