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Private pilot loses control of his aeronca chief, L16, while using the propeller start procedure. An un-initiated person was attempting to restrain the aircraft by the tail and could not hold onto the aircraft as it hit a parked C172. Reporter says she should have used a tie-down rope.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364596 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : s2f airport : 52f |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Aeronca Champion |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 364596 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| 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:
Attempted to propeller start the airplane using a safety person to stand in front of the horizontal stabilizer and hold the tail. Upon starting, the airplane surged forward and turned into a C172 parked on the ramp. The person at the tail was not qualified in the aircraft or to propeller start the airplane. Single pilot propeller starts can safely be accomplished only by having the tail securely tied down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS AERONCA CHIEF, L16, WHILE USING THE PROP START PROC. AN UN-INITIATED PERSON WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN THE ACFT BY THE TAIL AND COULD NOT HOLD ONTO THE ACFT AS IT HIT A PARKED C172. RPTR SAYS SHE SHOULD HAVE USED A TIE-DOWN ROPE.
Narrative: ATTEMPTED TO PROP START THE AIRPLANE USING A SAFETY PERSON TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER AND HOLD THE TAIL. UPON STARTING, THE AIRPLANE SURGED FORWARD AND TURNED INTO A C172 PARKED ON THE RAMP. THE PERSON AT THE TAIL WAS NOT QUALIFIED IN THE ACFT OR TO PROP START THE AIRPLANE. SINGLE PLT PROP STARTS CAN SAFELY BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY BY HAVING THE TAIL SECURELY TIED DOWN.
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.