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Unable to battery start aircraft. Used higher voltage for jump start. Damaged battery and much equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234242 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 234242 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Battery was too weak to start engine. I asked for a jump start. There was confusion as to the correct voltage. I let the line guy rush me and I went ahead and tried to start it with 24 volts when 12 was appropriate. The battery blew and much equipment was fried by excess power. In the future, I won't let anyone rush me and will doublechk things first.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNABLE TO BATTERY START ACFT. USED HIGHER VOLTAGE FOR JUMP START. DAMAGED BATTERY AND MUCH EQUIP.
Narrative: BATTERY WAS TOO WEAK TO START ENG. I ASKED FOR A JUMP START. THERE WAS CONFUSION AS TO THE CORRECT VOLTAGE. I LET THE LINE GUY RUSH ME AND I WENT AHEAD AND TRIED TO START IT WITH 24 VOLTS WHEN 12 WAS APPROPRIATE. THE BATTERY BLEW AND MUCH EQUIP WAS FRIED BY EXCESS PWR. IN THE FUTURE, I WON'T LET ANYONE RUSH ME AND WILL DOUBLECHK THINGS FIRST.
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.