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Pilot of pitts special loses control of aircraft using a 'hot start' technique and hits building on airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 307379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : or57 |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Christen (& Pitts) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 39 flight time total : 674 flight time type : 29 |
| ASRS Report | 307379 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| 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:
I hot started my aircraft, put in too much throttle, and it got away from me and hit the building. I had just finished washing the aircraft and refueling it. My intent was to taxi back to the hangar and rub out the finish and wax the airplane. I had not put on my seat belt (stupid!), therefore I got a cut over my right eye when the aircraft stopped. The propeller engine and left wings were both damaged, and the frame just behind the fire wall may be bent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF PITTS SPECIAL LOSES CTL OF ACFT USING A 'HOT START' TECHNIQUE AND HITS BUILDING ON ARPT.
Narrative: I HOT STARTED MY ACFT, PUT IN TOO MUCH THROTTLE, AND IT GOT AWAY FROM ME AND HIT THE BUILDING. I HAD JUST FINISHED WASHING THE ACFT AND REFUELING IT. MY INTENT WAS TO TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR AND RUB OUT THE FINISH AND WAX THE AIRPLANE. I HAD NOT PUT ON MY SEAT BELT (STUPID!), THEREFORE I GOT A CUT OVER MY R EYE WHEN THE ACFT STOPPED. THE PROP ENG AND L WINGS WERE BOTH DAMAGED, AND THE FRAME JUST BEHIND THE FIRE WALL MAY BE BENT.
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.