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An aeronca 7 pilot hand-propped his engine without chocks or tie-down. After engine start the aircraft hits a fuel island.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 739363 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Aeronca Champion |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 1575 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 739363 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was hand-propped without chocks/tie-down. Upon engine start; the aircraft started rolling and proceeded to collide with the fuel island on the field. No one was injured. This problem arose due to my poor decision to propeller the aircraft without chocks/tie-down. This is a lesson learned the hard way -- a mistake which I will never make again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AERONCA 7 PILOT HAND-PROPPED HIS ENGINE WITHOUT CHOCKS OR TIE-DOWN. AFTER ENGINE START THE ACFT HITS A FUEL ISLAND.
Narrative: ACFT WAS HAND-PROPPED WITHOUT CHOCKS/TIE-DOWN. UPON ENG START; THE ACFT STARTED ROLLING AND PROCEEDED TO COLLIDE WITH THE FUEL ISLAND ON THE FIELD. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS PROB AROSE DUE TO MY POOR DECISION TO PROP THE ACFT WITHOUT CHOCKS/TIE-DOWN. THIS IS A LESSON LEARNED THE HARD WAY -- A MISTAKE WHICH I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN.
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.