An small aircraft pilot hand cranked his engine with the aircraft not tied down.

Attributes
ACN	249264
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lan
State Reference	MI
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	249264
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Engine starter would only crank engine to top of compression, so I decided to hand-propeller. My wife was in passenger (right) seat. Engine started immediately and I moved out of the way. My wife panicked because she couldn't see me, reached over to shut off key, and bumped the throttle, aircraft moved. I climbed in cabin, idled engine and returned to parking area. Aircraft traveled about 100 yards over parking area into grass. No damage/injuries. Train my wife!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT HAND CRANKED HIS ENG WITH THE ACFT NOT TIED DOWN.

Narrative: ENG STARTER WOULD ONLY CRANK ENG TO TOP OF COMPRESSION, SO I DECIDED TO HAND-PROP. MY WIFE WAS IN PAX (R) SEAT. ENG STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND I MOVED OUT OF THE WAY. MY WIFE PANICKED BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE ME, REACHED OVER TO SHUT OFF KEY, AND BUMPED THE THROTTLE, ACFT MOVED. I CLBED IN CABIN, IDLED ENG AND RETURNED TO PARKING AREA. ACFT TRAVELED ABOUT 100 YARDS OVER PARKING AREA INTO GRASS. NO DAMAGE/INJURIES. TRAIN MY WIFE!

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.