<< >> NASA ASRS Report 511732, May 2001

J3 pilot taxied aircraft from front seat, and did not use seatbelt. Aircraft nosed over and damaged propeller and engine.

Attributes
ACN	511732
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alw.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 960 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	511732
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was going to taxi my aircraft approximately 200 yards from where I had just washed it to my hangar to put it away. I jumped into the front seat of my J3 cub and didn't put my seatbelt on. As I began to taxi I decided to raise the airplane's tail so that I could see better. Unfortunately, since I was seated in the front seat, the center of gravity was so far forward that the tail came up very quickly. Since I had no seatbelt on, I slid forward and was unable to get my feet off of the brakes or pull back on the stick. The plane continued to go over forward and the propeller struck the ground and the engine was unable to continue operation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: J3 PLT TAXIED ACFT FROM FRONT SEAT, AND DID NOT USE SEATBELT. ACFT NOSED OVER AND DAMAGED PROP AND ENG.

Narrative: I WAS GOING TO TAXI MY ACFT APPROX 200 YARDS FROM WHERE I HAD JUST WASHED IT TO MY HANGAR TO PUT IT AWAY. I JUMPED INTO THE FRONT SEAT OF MY J3 CUB AND DIDN'T PUT MY SEATBELT ON. AS I BEGAN TO TAXI I DECIDED TO RAISE THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL SO THAT I COULD SEE BETTER. UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE I WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE CTR OF GRAVITY WAS SO FAR FORWARD THAT THE TAIL CAME UP VERY QUICKLY. SINCE I HAD NO SEATBELT ON, I SLID FORWARD AND WAS UNABLE TO GET MY FEET OFF OF THE BRAKES OR PULL BACK ON THE STICK. THE PLANE CONTINUED TO GO OVER FORWARD AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GND AND THE ENG WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE OP.

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.