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An small aircraft pilot had his engine 'kick back' and start while he was attempting to clear the engine that had apparently flooded. The engine started, the aircraft got away and hit a utility pole. Aircraft damage left wing, right wingtip, sudden engine stoppage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : htw |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lhr |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| 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 : 6 flight time total : 226 flight time type : 122 |
| ASRS Report | 342315 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Attempted to start aircraft. Aircraft propeller 'hung' and would not complete starting process. Turned off all masters, magnetos, ignition, throttle closed, mixture rich. Pilot exited aircraft, approached propeller. With all electric off, pilot moved propeller 'counter clockwise' 2 rotations. Propeller proceeded to move clockwise and engine started. (Pilot was not attempting to propeller start aircraft.) aircraft proceed across tie- down area and struck a utility pole, with left wing, rotated 180 degrees and propeller struck the ground stopping engine. Left wing damaged, right wingtip damaged, engine stoppage. Possible problem: unknown hot magneto.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT HAD HIS ENG 'KICK BACK' AND START WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLR THE ENG THAT HAD APPARENTLY FLOODED. THE ENG STARTED, THE ACFT GOT AWAY AND HIT A UTILITY POLE. ACFT DAMAGE L WING, R WINGTIP, SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE.
Narrative: ATTEMPTED TO START ACFT. ACFT PROP 'HUNG' AND WOULD NOT COMPLETE STARTING PROCESS. TURNED OFF ALL MASTERS, MAGNETOS, IGNITION, THROTTLE CLOSED, MIXTURE RICH. PLT EXITED ACFT, APCHED PROP. WITH ALL ELECTRIC OFF, PLT MOVED PROP 'COUNTER CLOCKWISE' 2 ROTATIONS. PROP PROCEEDED TO MOVE CLOCKWISE AND ENG STARTED. (PLT WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO PROP START ACFT.) ACFT PROCEED ACROSS TIE- DOWN AREA AND STRUCK A UTILITY POLE, WITH L WING, ROTATED 180 DEGS AND PROP STRUCK THE GND STOPPING ENG. L WING DAMAGED, R WINGTIP DAMAGED, ENG STOPPAGE. POSSIBLE PROB: UNKNOWN HOT MAGNETO.
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.