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An observer reported a luscombe 8A was parked at a fuel pit without chocks; so when the pilot hand propped the aircraft it began rolling and stopped only when a bystander restrained a strut. The pilot departed without comment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1164629 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201404 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was at the self fueler when I witnessed a man; known around the airport; pulling his airplane; a luscombe 8A. This man was hand propping his airplane and I did not see any chocks blocking the wheels. There was also nobody inside the airplane. The plane fired up and this man walked to the left side of the plane to get inside. However; the airplane started to move under its own power and got away from him. It continued to taxi on its own power; with nobody in control of it until a pilot bystander was able to run up and grab a strut and stop the aircraft from rolling so that pilot could get in. The pilot then departed the airport. There were at least 4 witnesses to this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An observer reported a Luscombe 8A was parked at a fuel pit without chocks; so when the pilot hand propped the aircraft it began rolling and stopped only when a bystander restrained a strut. The pilot departed without comment.
Narrative: I was at the self fueler when I witnessed a man; known around the airport; pulling his airplane; a Luscombe 8A. This man was hand propping his airplane and I did not see any chocks blocking the wheels. There was also nobody inside the airplane. The plane fired up and this man walked to the left side of the plane to get inside. However; the airplane started to move under its own power and got away from him. It continued to taxi on its own power; with nobody in control of it until a pilot bystander was able to run up and grab a strut and stop the aircraft from rolling so that pilot could get in. The pilot then departed the airport. There were at least 4 witnesses to this event.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.