<< >> NASA ASRS Report 436067, May 1999

Pilot of an aeronca chief 11AC failed to secure aircraft when hand propping to start the engine resulting in the aircraft taxiing into another parked aircraft after the engine started.

Attributes
ACN	436067
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : uyf.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 337 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	436067
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : ramp ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew my aeronca 11AC chief into the madison county airport (london, oh) to get fuel. After the attendant refueled my plane, I rolled it onto the grass where I staked the plane down. After I hand propped the engine, the stake pulled from the ground. The plane turned left and taxied into an adjacent aircraft. On a previous visit to the madison county airport, the attendant who fueled my plane refused to situation in my aircraft and hold the brakes while I propped it. He said that the insurance company would not permit it. This time I took a stake and tie-down rope.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN AERONCA CHIEF 11AC FAILED TO SECURE ACFT WHEN HAND PROPPING TO START THE ENG RESULTING IN THE ACFT TAXIING INTO ANOTHER PARKED ACFT AFTER THE ENG STARTED.

Narrative: I FLEW MY AERONCA 11AC CHIEF INTO THE MADISON COUNTY ARPT (LONDON, OH) TO GET FUEL. AFTER THE ATTENDANT REFUELED MY PLANE, I ROLLED IT ONTO THE GRASS WHERE I STAKED THE PLANE DOWN. AFTER I HAND PROPPED THE ENG, THE STAKE PULLED FROM THE GND. THE PLANE TURNED L AND TAXIED INTO AN ADJACENT ACFT. ON A PREVIOUS VISIT TO THE MADISON COUNTY ARPT, THE ATTENDANT WHO FUELED MY PLANE REFUSED TO SIT IN MY ACFT AND HOLD THE BRAKES WHILE I PROPPED IT. HE SAID THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT PERMIT IT. THIS TIME I TOOK A STAKE AND TIE-DOWN ROPE.

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.