# Parking/securing, general - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft handling/service](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0101) › [Parking/securing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010110) › Parking/securing, general - NTSB code: 01011000 - Cases: 11 - In the probable cause: 10 - Fatal cases: 0 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011000/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011000/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011000 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 2 / 2 - 2009: 5 / 5 - 2011: 1 / 1 - 2017: 1 / 1 - 2022: 1 / 1 - 2026: 0 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080): 4 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 3 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 3 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [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 - [Robinson Helicopter R22](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235): 1 cases - [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a): 1 cases - [Dehavilland DHC-8-202](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-202): 1 cases - [Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-50): 1 cases - [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l): 1 cases - [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1): 1 cases - [Stephen J Hoffman MS-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/stephen-j-hoffman-ms-500): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Use of equip/info, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Adequacy of policy/proc](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04021015) (Organizational issues): 1 cases - [Ground equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Communication (personnel), general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063500) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Planning/preparation, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 1 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 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 GAA17CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA560), Sep 27, 2017: Piper J5A (N38633), Geneseo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before a hand propeller start, which resulted in the airplane moving forward and colliding with maintenance equipment. - [NTSB CEN12CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA032), Oct 15, 2011: Piper PA-28-235 (N8746W), Radnor, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the engine controls prior to manually rotating the propeller, which led to an inadvertent engine start and runaway airplane. - [NTSB ERA10CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA083), Nov 28, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N324GS), Indian Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the collective control prior to departing the helicopter, which resulted in an unmanned departure and subsequent crash of the helicopter. - [NTSB ERA09CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA482), Aug 24, 2009: Bell 206 (N98KR), Gumboro Township, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the flight controls before exiting the running helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s practice of exiting the helicopter while it was still running. - [NTSB ERA09CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA375), Jul 4, 2009: Waco UPF-7 (N32132), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to exit the airplane, with the engine operating. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent throttle movement by the passenger. - [NTSB WPR09LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA211), Apr 21, 2009: De Havilland DHC-8 (N449YV), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of ramp personnel and the flight crew to maintain clearance from ground equipment while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the improper positioning of the ground equipment. - [NTSB WPR09CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA155), Mar 14, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N157SH), Douglas, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the helicopter prior to exiting the aircraft. - [NTSB ERA09CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA122), Nov 24, 2008: Dassault-Breguet Falcon 50 (N200SG), Asheville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the airplane's wheels were properly secured before releasing the parking brake. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.