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An small aircraft GA pilot starts his engine from the right seat. Aircraft's throttle was set too high and the aircraft slid across the icy ramp into the closest hangar, damaging the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Ice Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| ASRS Report | 576760 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : ramp ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The aircraft was being run for warm up. The engine was started and the plane moved forward. I was in the right seat and had no brakes. But because of ice, it slid into the hangars across the ramp. I pulled on the controls, but because they were tight, I guess hard to close. Factors: ice and snow on the surface, close proximity to the other hangars, hard controls, made an impact. After shutdown of system, I found the power setting to be more than was necessary to start.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA GA PLT STARTS HIS ENG FROM THE R SEAT. ACFT'S THROTTLE WAS SET TOO HIGH AND THE ACFT SLID ACROSS THE ICY RAMP INTO THE CLOSEST HANGAR, DAMAGING THE ACFT.
Narrative: THE ACFT WAS BEING RUN FOR WARM UP. THE ENG WAS STARTED AND THE PLANE MOVED FORWARD. I WAS IN THE R SEAT AND HAD NO BRAKES. BUT BECAUSE OF ICE, IT SLID INTO THE HANGARS ACROSS THE RAMP. I PULLED ON THE CTLS, BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE TIGHT, I GUESS HARD TO CLOSE. FACTORS: ICE AND SNOW ON THE SURFACE, CLOSE PROX TO THE OTHER HANGARS, HARD CTLS, MADE AN IMPACT. AFTER SHUTDOWN OF SYS, I FOUND THE PWR SETTING TO BE MORE THAN WAS NECESSARY TO START.
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.