What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost control during power up to taxi over lip of concrete. Struck 5 parked aircraft. (-23) on aug 2, 1997, at 1545 central daylight time a PA-24-250 N720MB, collided with several aircraft while attempting to taxi at Fond Du Lac airport, Fond Du Lac WI. The pilot was attempting to get on the taxi strip from the parked grassy area. By throttling the airplane to move it the plane leaped forward and the pilot lost control, crossing the taxi strip, spin to the left 180 degrees and into a row of parked aircraft causing damage to them. The pilot was not injured. The passenger had minor cuts. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL DURING POWER UP TO TAXI OVER LIP OF CONCRETE. STRUCK 5 PARKED AIRCRAFT. (-23) ON AUG 2, 1997, AT 1545 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A PA-24-250 N720MB, COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI AT FOND DU LAC AIRPORT, FOND DU LAC WI. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE TAXI STRIP FROM THE PARKED GRASSY AREA. BY THROTTLING THE AIRPLANE TO MOVE IT THE PLANE LEAPED FORWARD AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, CROSSING THE TAXI STRIP, SPIN TO THE LEFT 180 DEGREES AND INTO A ROW OF PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THEM. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR CUTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.