What happened
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On or about 11:45 am on September 8, 2018 at the Mason City airport, pilot ^lee kiewiet^ and his girlfriend ^amanda lampman^ pulled out his 2005 Cirrus SR22 from a rented hangar. He preflighted the airplane and did a weather check for a VFR flight to omaha, NE. Once everything was loaded and secure ^Mr. Kiewiet^ tried to start the engine, but the battery was too low to crank over quickly enough to start. He shut down all the electronics and called the FBO to ask if they could assist with a jumper pack. The person on duty did not know of any jumper pack and was not authorized to use one if it was available. He indicated it would be Monday until someone was able to assist with a jump start.
Having hand propped the aircraft before, ^Mr. Kiewiet^ decided to go that route. He entered the cockpit, turned on the mag switch, put the throttle into the start position, put mixture to full rich, engaged boost pump and lastly set the parking brake. ^amanda^ stayed in the passenger's seat and both doors were open. ^Mr. Kiewiet^ hand propped the engine and on the 3rd time it started. Once it started he was immediately shocked when the airplane started moving forward. Instead of going around the wing he slid up on it from the front side but the door had closed at the same time. Now riding on the wing he began trying to get the door open to kill engine and apply the foot brakes. As the airplane picked up more speed he struggled to hold the door open and get in the airplane at the same time. ^Mr. Kiewiet^ was finally able to dive in headfirst and hit the throttle and mixture lever. This was about the same time the airplane struck an open hangar with the left wing and fuselage. After impact he shut down all systems he could think of and exited the airplane. ^Mr. Kiewet^ had realized ^amanda^ was not in the passenger's seat and later found out she had jumped out of the airplane after seeing the pilot door shut as she thought ^Mr. Kiewet^ had fallen off the wing.
^Mr kiewet^ was bleeding from a couple of puncture wounds to the face. ^amanda^ loaded him into a car and took him to the emergency room in Mason City. On the ride to the er, he contacted the FBO and made them aware of the situation. He also called his father to have him come to the airport and assist with getting the airplane put back in the hangar.
As the FAA filed it
ON OR ABOUT 11:45 AM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 AT THE MASON CITY AIRPORT, PILOT ^LEE KIEWIET^ AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ^AMANDA LAMPMAN^ PULLED OUT HIS 2005 CIRRUS SR22 FROM A RENTED HANGAR. HE PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE AND DID A WEATHER CHECK FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO OMAHA, NE. ONCE EVERYTHING WAS LOADED AND SECURE ^MR. KIEWIET^ TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT THE BATTERY WAS TOO LOW TO CRANK OVER QUICKLY ENOUGH TO START. HE SHUT DOWN ALL THE ELECTRONICS AND CALLED THE FBO TO ASK IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH A JUMPER PACK. THE PERSON ON DUTY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY JUMPER PACK AND WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE ONE IF IT WAS AVAILABLE. HE INDICATED IT WOULD BE MONDAY UNTIL SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH A JUMP START.
HAVING HAND PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE, ^MR. KIEWIET^ DECIDED TO GO THAT ROUTE. HE ENTERED THE COCKPIT, TURNED ON THE MAG SWITCH, PUT THE THROTTLE INTO THE START POSITION, PUT MIXTURE TO FULL RICH, ENGAGED BOOST PUMP AND LASTLY SET THE PARKING BRAKE. ^AMANDA^ STAYED IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AND BOTH DOORS WERE OPEN. ^MR. KIEWIET^ HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE AND ON THE 3RD TIME IT STARTED. ONCE IT STARTED HE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHOCKED WHEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED MOVING FORWARD. INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND THE WING HE SLID UP ON IT FROM THE FRONT SIDE BUT THE DOOR HAD CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME. NOW RIDING ON THE WING HE BEGAN TRYING TO GET THE DOOR OPEN TO KILL ENGINE AND APPLY THE FOOT BRAKES. AS THE AIRPLANE PICKED UP MORE SPEED HE STRUGGLED TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN AND GET IN THE AIRPLANE AT THE SAME TIME. ^MR. KIEWIET^ WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DIVE IN HEADFIRST AND HIT THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE LEVER. THIS WAS ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN OPEN HANGAR WITH THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. AFTER IMPACT HE SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS HE COULD THINK OF AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE. ^MR. KIEWET^ HAD REALIZED ^AMANDA^ WAS NOT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AND LATER FOUND OUT SHE HAD JUMPED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER SEEING THE PILOT DOOR SHUT AS SHE THOUGHT ^MR. KIEWET^ HAD FALLEN OFF THE WING.
^MR KIEWET^ WAS BLEEDING FROM A COUPLE OF PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE FACE. ^AMANDA^ LOADED HIM INTO A CAR AND TOOK HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IN MASON CITY. ON THE RIDE TO THE ER, HE CONTACTED THE FBO AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE SITUATION. HE ALSO CALLED HIS FATHER TO HAVE HIM COME TO THE AIRPORT AND ASSIST WITH GETTING THE AIRPLANE PUT BACK IN THE HANGAR.
NTSB investigation
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