Small aircraft being hand propped jumps chocks and travels 1/3 mi smashing things along the way.

Attributes
ACN	279546
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ffz
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	279546
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	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:

Starter would not engage. Set brakes, checked nose wheel. Cracked throttle 1/2 inch. Propeller started aircraft--to move it to a repair facility. When attempting to board the airplane, it jumped the wheel chock and we could not restrain the plane. Aircraft traveled approximately 1/3 mi and crashed into some shrubbery, a trash dumpster, and 3 automobiles in a parking lot. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the FAA did not consider this an accident or incident since it was not related to flight. Reporter had canceled his flight when the problem developed and was attempting to move the aircraft for repair, a mooney M20. No other communication with FAA since sending the requested letter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA BEING HAND PROPPED JUMPS CHOCKS AND TRAVELS 1/3 MI SMASHING THINGS ALONG THE WAY.

Narrative: STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SET BRAKES, CHKED NOSE WHEEL. CRACKED THROTTLE 1/2 INCH. PROP STARTED ACFT--TO MOVE IT TO A REPAIR FACILITY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BOARD THE AIRPLANE, IT JUMPED THE WHEEL CHOCK AND WE COULD NOT RESTRAIN THE PLANE. ACFT TRAVELED APPROX 1/3 MI AND CRASHED INTO SOME SHRUBBERY, A TRASH DUMPSTER, AND 3 AUTOMOBILES IN A PARKING LOT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE FAA DID NOT CONSIDER THIS AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT SINCE IT WAS NOT RELATED TO FLT. RPTR HAD CANCELED HIS FLT WHEN THE PROB DEVELOPED AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE ACFT FOR REPAIR, A MOONEY M20. NO OTHER COM WITH FAA SINCE SENDING THE REQUESTED LETTER.

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.