What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft got away from pilot afte han propped to start, ran into another plane, that was tied down. (-23) the pilot hand proped the airplane, two pax in the back seat. Set parking brake, no chocks, no one at the controls. Airplane engine started, ran into a parked, tied down airplane. Y.4)the pilot decided to exit the airplane and pull the propeller through by hand because the engine starter motor would not engage. The airplane was not chocked or tied down and the magneto switch was on. The airplane started and began taxiing with two passengers in the rear seats. The pilot was unable to get in the airplane prior to it striking another airplane which was parked on the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT GOT AWAY FROM PILOT AFTE HAN PROPPED TO START, RAN INTO ANOTHER PLANE, THAT WAS TIED DOWN. (-23) THE PILOT HAND PROPED THE AIRPLANE, TWO PAX IN THE BACK SEAT. SET PARKING BRAKE, NO CHOCKS, NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS. AIRPLANE ENGINE STARTED, RAN INTO A PARKED, TIED DOWN AIRPLANE. Y.4)THE PILOT DECIDED TO EXIT THE AIRPLANE AND PULL THE PROPELLER THROUGH BY HAND BECAUSE THE ENGINE STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CHOCKED OR TIED DOWN AND THE MAGNETO SWITCH WAS ON. THE AIRPLANE STARTED AND BEGAN TAXIING WITH TWO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET IN THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO IT STRIKING ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.