What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) Pilot attempted to start airplane using airplane's electrical starter. When airplane failed to start pilot elected to exit aircraft and pull propeller through by hand. Pilot remembers turning off electrical system masterswitch, but is unsure whether or not magneto switches were also turned off. While rotating propeller by hand, aircraft engine started. Pilot attempted to re-enter airplane cockpit as aircraft began moving forward. Airplane traveled approximately 430 feet forward crossing grassy area adjacent to taxiway. Airplane traveled into shallow ditch at which point nose strut was broken off and airplane stopped with left wing resting on edge of taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START AIRPLANE USING AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL STARTER. WHEN AIRPLANE FAILED TO START PILOT ELECTED TO EXIT AIRCRAFT AND PULL PROPELLER THROUGH BY HAND. PILOT REMEMBERS TURNING OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MASTERSWITCH, BUT IS UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT MAGNETO SWITCHES WERE ALSO TURNED OFF. WHILE ROTATING PROPELLER BY HAND, AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER AIRPLANE COCKPIT AS AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET FORWARD CROSSING GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY. AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO SHALLOW DITCH AT WHICH POINT NOSE STRUT WAS BROKEN OFF AND AIRPLANE STOPPED WITH LEFT WING RESTING ON EDGE OF TAXIWAY.
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