Upon hand propping a C172; pilot has aircraft start; move; and impact a fuel truck.

Attributes
ACN	702224
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gls.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	702224
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While hand propping the plane; it moved -- striking a fuel truck parked nearby. The problem arose because the plane would not start with the electrical/mechanical starter. Prior to attempting start; the brakes were set and locked. The brakes failed to hold the airplane after start; although the brake handle remained in the locked position. Contributing factors include the unavailability of ready assistance; the difficulty in hand-starting a C172; lack of a checklist regarding hand cranking; the unavailability of chocks or other restraints for the plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UPON HAND PROPPING A C172; PLT HAS ACFT START; MOVE; AND IMPACT A FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: WHILE HAND PROPPING THE PLANE; IT MOVED -- STRIKING A FUEL TRUCK PARKED NEARBY. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE PLANE WOULD NOT START WITH THE ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL STARTER. PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING START; THE BRAKES WERE SET AND LOCKED. THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD THE AIRPLANE AFTER START; ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE HANDLE REMAINED IN THE LOCKED POS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE THE UNAVAILABILITY OF READY ASSISTANCE; THE DIFFICULTY IN HAND-STARTING A C172; LACK OF A CHKLIST REGARDING HAND CRANKING; THE UNAVAILABILITY OF CHOCKS OR OTHER RESTRAINTS FOR THE PLANE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.