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General aviation pilot reports performing an oil change on his aircraft then leaving the cockpit with the engine running and the parking brake set to check for oil leaks. The brake does not hold and the aircraft runs into a hangar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1165917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201404 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Parking Brake |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 36 Flight Crew Total 330 Flight Crew Type 86 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Ran up engine after oil change; set brakes and departed aircraft with engine still running to check for any oil leaks. When stepping off of the wing the airplane took off at a high rate of speed and collided with hangar approximately 75 yards away resulting in damage to both wings and the propeller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: General Aviation pilot reports performing an oil change on his aircraft then leaving the cockpit with the engine running and the parking brake set to check for oil leaks. The brake does not hold and the aircraft runs into a hangar.
Narrative: Ran up engine after oil change; set brakes and departed aircraft with engine still running to check for any oil leaks. When stepping off of the wing the airplane took off at a high rate of speed and collided with hangar approximately 75 yards away resulting in damage to both wings and the propeller.
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.