I know a guy who did......
One day I get a phone call from OC the club to ask if I will go and collect our rusty steed from a 50 hour service at another airfield. Transport will be by another of our club pilots in a scabby rented PA38 we had the use of.
I am really tickled at being asked to do this, not only as a still fresh licence holder, but the prospect of free flying was too good to miss. The other, more experienced pilot is of course going to get two trips free of charge.
So there we strapped in and ready to go, video camera mounted in the back captures the moment when, after three turns of the prop, the starter motor burns out.
Experienced pilot takes me for our aircraft in his car, I get to fly back.
He was really gutted.