What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted to hand-prop the acft to start it, the acft engine began running, and the acft taxied into a hangar. (-23)the pilot stated the engine would not start and battery was low. He set the parking brake and checked engine controls to hand prop the airplane. The engine started and the aircraft began to slowly taxi without anyone at the controls. The aircraft contacted an adjacent hangar and stopped.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE ACFT TO START IT, THE ACFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING, AND THE ACFT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR. (-23)THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND BATTERY WAS LOW. HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND CHECKED ENGINE CONTROLS TO HAND PROP THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOWLY TAXI WITHOUT ANYONE AT THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AN ADJACENT HANGAR AND STOPPED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.