A cessna 150 slid on the ice into a parked cherokee 180.

Attributes
ACN	262212
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fit
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
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	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 611 flight time type : 608
ASRS Report	262212
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

In sum: a husband and wife reported to fit in the late afternoon. It was cold (15 degrees F) and the ramp was covered with ice and snow. After a normal preflight inspection including removing snow from their cessna 150, the husband tried to start the aircraft. The battery was unable to crank the engine sufficiently to start the engine. The husband briefed the wife on hand cranking procedures and tied the tail down. The husband was able to hand start the engine after several attempts. When the husband untied the tail, the aircraft slid on the ice. The wife was standing on the brakes to no avail. The horizontal tail knocked the husband to the ground. The aircraft turned towards the left and ran into a cherokee 180 in the adjacent parking space. The 2 aircraft hit nose to nose at about a 30 degree angle. There was no reported injury and the damage was unspecified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 150 SLID ON THE ICE INTO A PARKED CHEROKEE 180.

Narrative: IN SUM: A HUSBAND AND WIFE RPTED TO FIT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. IT WAS COLD (15 DEGS F) AND THE RAMP WAS COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW. AFTER A NORMAL PREFLT INSPECTION INCLUDING REMOVING SNOW FROM THEIR CESSNA 150, THE HUSBAND TRIED TO START THE ACFT. THE BATTERY WAS UNABLE TO CRANK THE ENG SUFFICIENTLY TO START THE ENG. THE HUSBAND BRIEFED THE WIFE ON HAND CRANKING PROCS AND TIED THE TAIL DOWN. THE HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO HAND START THE ENG AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN THE HUSBAND UNTIED THE TAIL, THE ACFT SLID ON THE ICE. THE WIFE WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. THE HORIZ TAIL KNOCKED THE HUSBAND TO THE GND. THE ACFT TURNED TOWARDS THE L AND RAN INTO A CHEROKEE 180 IN THE ADJACENT PARKING SPACE. THE 2 ACFT HIT NOSE TO NOSE AT ABOUT A 30 DEG ANGLE. THERE WAS NO RPTED INJURY AND THE DAMAGE WAS UNSPECIFIED.

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.