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A pilot hand propped a C172RG engine because of a dead battery but even with the brakes set on an icy ramp the aircraft moved forward and hit a building post and window.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 991283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DC Battery |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
[I] went out to airport to load aircraft/check plane for an early departure the next morning. Found no power when master was turned on. Decided to hand prop airplane to start and charge. The aircraft was positioned on an icy ramp. The brakes did not hold after the aircraft started and the wheel chocks were ineffective. The aircraft traveled several feet and impacted a building post and window. I think in the future; it would help greatly on under used or limited hours of service type airports; if a rope or chain with hooks were available in a standard location outside the facility with which to tie off an aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot hand propped a C172RG engine because of a dead battery but even with the brakes set on an icy ramp the aircraft moved forward and hit a building post and window.
Narrative: [I] went out to airport to load aircraft/check plane for an early departure the next morning. Found no power when Master was turned on. Decided to hand prop airplane to start and charge. The aircraft was positioned on an icy ramp. The brakes did not hold after the aircraft started and the wheel chocks were ineffective. The aircraft traveled several feet and impacted a building post and window. I think in the future; it would help greatly on under used or limited hours of service type airports; if a rope or chain with hooks were available in a standard location outside the facility with which to tie off an aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.