C152 pilot reported the aircraft lunged forward while starting; contacting another aircraft parked n...

Attributes
ACN	1458654
Time
Date	201706
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 520 Flight Crew Type 520
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

I started engine with improper throttle setting engine fired plane lunged forward striking a parked 172 with outer portion of my left wing; resulting in minimal damage to both aircraft. Better adherence to the checklist may have prevented this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 pilot reported the aircraft lunged forward while starting; contacting another aircraft parked nearby.

Narrative: I started engine with improper throttle setting engine fired plane lunged forward striking a parked 172 with outer portion of my left wing; resulting in minimal damage to both aircraft. Better adherence to the checklist may have prevented this incident.

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.