GA small transport pilot failed to set parking brakes and aircraft rolled forward during engine start and hit a parked aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	138424
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rnt
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 65 flight time type : 22
ASRS Report	138424
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was running the prestart in small aircraft x--had the toe brakes on, started the engine, plane rolled forward. The brakes couldn't grab, and I couldn't turn the plane quickly enough, it ran into the tail end of small aircraft Y. I did get my plane shut down before impact. I could have tried hand brake. Also, next time I will pull the plane out of line so it is not facing any other planes before I start the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMT PLT FAILED TO SET PARKING BRAKES AND ACFT ROLLED FORWARD DURING ENGINE START AND HIT A PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS RUNNING THE PRESTART IN SMA X--HAD THE TOE BRAKES ON, STARTED THE ENG, PLANE ROLLED FORWARD. THE BRAKES COULDN'T GRAB, AND I COULDN'T TURN THE PLANE QUICKLY ENOUGH, IT RAN INTO THE TAIL END OF SMA Y. I DID GET MY PLANE SHUT DOWN BEFORE IMPACT. I COULD HAVE TRIED HAND BRAKE. ALSO, NEXT TIME I WILL PULL THE PLANE OUT OF LINE SO IT IS NOT FACING ANY OTHER PLANES BEFORE I START THE ENG.

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.