<< >> NASA ASRS Report 217635, August 1992

Taildragger small aircraft drags pilot around hangar in a runaway type event after pilot has hand propped aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	217635
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ffc
State Reference	GA
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
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	217635
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot desired to repos old small aircraft taildragger to wash aircraft. Pilot was by himself and did not have tiedown rope (aircraft was in private hangar) to tie aircraft down. Pilot attempted to hand propeller aircraft using chocks. Aircraft started, but throttle was too far advanced and aircraft jumped chocks. Pilot grabbed right wing strut and attempted to slow aircraft so he could reach throttle. Aircraft drug pilot in 3 or 4 circles before pilot lost hand hold. Aircraft engaged private hangar adjacent to aircraft's own hangar. Occasionally, someone will do something stupid and get away with it. Other times, they don't. I guess the fact that I can still write and that I only received minor abrasions indicates that I actually got away with it. Aircraft and hangar can be repaired. My arm and my butt will heal. My ego may take a little longer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAILDRAGGER SMA DRAGS PLT AROUND HANGAR IN A RUNAWAY TYPE EVENT AFTER PLT HAS HAND PROPPED ACFT.

Narrative: PLT DESIRED TO REPOS OLD SMA TAILDRAGGER TO WASH ACFT. PLT WAS BY HIMSELF AND DID NOT HAVE TIEDOWN ROPE (ACFT WAS IN PRIVATE HANGAR) TO TIE ACFT DOWN. PLT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP ACFT USING CHOCKS. ACFT STARTED, BUT THROTTLE WAS TOO FAR ADVANCED AND ACFT JUMPED CHOCKS. PLT GRABBED R WING STRUT AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW ACFT SO HE COULD REACH THROTTLE. ACFT DRUG PLT IN 3 OR 4 CIRCLES BEFORE PLT LOST HAND HOLD. ACFT ENGAGED PRIVATE HANGAR ADJACENT TO ACFT'S OWN HANGAR. OCCASIONALLY, SOMEONE WILL DO SOMETHING STUPID AND GET AWAY WITH IT. OTHER TIMES, THEY DON'T. I GUESS THE FACT THAT I CAN STILL WRITE AND THAT I ONLY RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS INDICATES THAT I ACTUALLY GOT AWAY WITH IT. ACFT AND HANGAR CAN BE REPAIRED. MY ARM AND MY BUTT WILL HEAL. MY EGO MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER.

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.