# Parking/securing

- Type: NTSB finding section
- Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft handling/service](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0101) › Parking/securing
- NTSB code: 010110
- Cases: 49
- In the probable cause: 43
- Fatal cases: 2
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010110/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010110/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010110

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2008: 4 / 4
- 2009: 8 / 9
- 2010: 1 / 2
- 2011: 4 / 5
- 2012: 5 / 5
- 2013: 1 / 1
- 2014: 5 / 5
- 2015: 2 / 2
- 2016: 2 / 2
- 2017: 2 / 2
- 2018: 1 / 1
- 2019: 1 / 1
- 2020: 1 / 1
- 2021: 2 / 2
- 2022: 1 / 1
- 2024: 0 / 1
- 2025: 2 / 3
- 2026: 1 / 2

## Findings

- [Tie-down/mooring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011020): 33 cases, 29 in the probable cause
- [Parking/securing, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011000): 11 cases, 10 in the probable cause
- [Parking/storage](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011010): 5 cases, 4 in the probable cause

## Defining events in these cases

- [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 15 cases
- [Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080): 13 cases
- [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 11 cases
- [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 3 cases
- [Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231): 3 cases
- [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 1 cases
- [Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470): 1 cases
- [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases
- [AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081): 1 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l): 2 cases
- [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172): 2 cases
- [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a): 1 cases
- [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7): 1 cases
- [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a): 1 cases
- [Robinson Helicopter R44](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44): 1 cases
- [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 1 cases
- [Robinson Helicopter R22](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t): 1 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 11 cases
- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 10 cases
- [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 8 cases
- [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 7 cases
- [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040) (Environmental issues): 5 cases
- [Preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510) (Personnel issues): 5 cases
- [Planning/preparation, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000) (Personnel issues): 5 cases
- [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 5 cases
- [Power lever](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603) (Aircraft): 4 cases
- [Forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035) (Personnel issues): 3 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA264), Jun 27, 2026: Cessna 172 (N7764G), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper decision to leave the airplane with the engine running, which resulted in the airplane rolling forward and impacting a hangar.
- [NTSB WPR26LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA170), Apr 27, 2026: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB100Z (N355WC), Elk Grove, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to deflate the balloon during a static display in windy conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with a building. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB CEN26LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA076), Dec 31, 2025: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N559TX), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine, which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with an airport fence.
- [NTSB WPR26LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA042), Nov 9, 2025: Cessna 150 (N6495T), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper starting procedure which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with an airport fence.
- [NTSB DCA25LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA267), Jul 19, 2025: Boeing 787 (JA986A), North Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crews improper parking of N247BZ, which left its tail protruding into the taxiway, and the JA986A flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance while taxiing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA077), Dec 12, 2024: Wolstenholme Dennis Pietenpol AIR Camper (N161DW), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of training in hand-propping procedures.
- [NTSB CEN23LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA023), Oct 29, 2022: Stephen J Hoffman MS-500 (N778MS), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the magneto switch before attempting to hand rotate the engine which resulted in an inadvertent engine start, a runaway airplane, and subsequent impact with parked…
- [NTSB CEN21LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA310), Jul 5, 2021: Aeronca 11AC (N9149E), Wapakoneta, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate engine hand propping procedure resulting in the unoccupied airplane’s unintended movement and subsequent impact with a hangar.
- [NTSB WPR21LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA149), Mar 29, 2021: Luscombe 8A (N28461), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate engine hand propping procedure which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with a fueling station.
- [NTSB CEN20CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA090), Feb 18, 2020: Robinson R22 (N10786), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the right skid trailer tie-down before attempting to take off, which resulted in a dynamic roll-over.

NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted.

Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1).

NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names.

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