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Private pilot of an aeronca (bellanca) 7AC, champ, lost control of the aircraft while hand propeller starting the engine resulting in the aircraft moving and striking another parked aircraft. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and spinner, there were no injuries. The aircraft did not have a starter system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : c81 |
| State Reference | IL |
| 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 : parked ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 620 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 374303 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I held the strut of the aircraft with my back and hand propped from behind. The aircraft throttle was not completely closed and the aircraft moved forward. I entered the cabin, retarded the throttle, braked, but could not stop in time. This was an incident under the NTSB definition, damage was minor to propellers and spinners. The cause of the problem was pilot error in not securing the aircraft adequately. Inexperience in propping was also a factor. I did not realize how strong the pull of the propeller was, even near idle. I will never, ever repeat this stupid pilot trick. (Note: the aircraft I struck near head on was a piper arrow. Damage to his aircraft was to the spinner and 1 propeller blade.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN AERONCA (BELLANCA) 7AC, CHAMP, LOST CTL OF THE ACFT WHILE HAND PROP STARTING THE ENG RESULTING IN THE ACFT MOVING AND STRIKING ANOTHER PARKED ACFT. THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND SPINNER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE A STARTER SYS.
Narrative: I HELD THE STRUT OF THE ACFT WITH MY BACK AND HAND PROPPED FROM BEHIND. THE ACFT THROTTLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED AND THE ACFT MOVED FORWARD. I ENTERED THE CABIN, RETARDED THE THROTTLE, BRAKED, BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. THIS WAS AN INCIDENT UNDER THE NTSB DEFINITION, DAMAGE WAS MINOR TO PROPS AND SPINNERS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS PLT ERROR IN NOT SECURING THE ACFT ADEQUATELY. INEXPERIENCE IN PROPPING WAS ALSO A FACTOR. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW STRONG THE PULL OF THE PROP WAS, EVEN NEAR IDLE. I WILL NEVER, EVER REPEAT THIS STUPID PLT TRICK. (NOTE: THE ACFT I STRUCK NEAR HEAD ON WAS A PIPER ARROW. DAMAGE TO HIS ACFT WAS TO THE SPINNER AND 1 PROP BLADE.)
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.