An small aircraft pilot hand-propped his engine. As the aircraft was not properly tied down, it ran ...

Attributes
ACN	216853
Time
Date	199207
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o15
State Reference	CA
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 : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	216853
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

No flight occurred. The battery was run down, so I decided to propeller the engine by hand. It started and the RPM's were engaged to pull it into the parked airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT HAND-PROPPED HIS ENG. AS THE ACFT WAS NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN, IT RAN INTO ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: NO FLT OCCURRED. THE BATTERY WAS RUN DOWN, SO I DECIDED TO PROP THE ENG BY HAND. IT STARTED AND THE RPM'S WERE ENGAGED TO PULL IT INTO THE PARKED AIRPLANE.

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.

An small aircraft pilot hand-propped his engine. As the aircraft was not properly tied down, it ran into another aircraft.