What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were the partially engaged parking brake and the pilot's diverted attention to the engine instruments. (-23)pilot, privacy data omitted neglected to properly set the parking brake prior to engine starts on N301TA. Upon start of the second, (right), engine it appeared to witness that privacy data omitted looked down as if reading or reviewing something in his lap. The aircraft proceeded forward and lefward under it's own power approximately 75 feet. At this point the right propeller of N301TA struck N9968P'S, (A-36), propeller. N9968P'S nosewheel was lifted off it's chocks and pushed rearward dragging it's tail approximately 5 feet along the ground until coming to rest. There were no occupants on board N9968P. There were three occupants on board N301TA and three Raytheon ground personel in the general area. There were no injuries to anyone in N301TA or ground personnel.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE THE PARTIALLY ENGAGED PARKING BRAKE AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION TO THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. (-23)PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED NEGLECTED TO PROPERLY SET THE PARKING BRAKE PRIOR TO ENGINE STARTS ON N301TA. UPON START OF THE SECOND, (RIGHT), ENGINE IT APPEARED TO WITNESS THAT ^PRIVACY DA^ LOOKED DOWN AS IF READING OR REVIEWING SOMETHING IN HIS LAP. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED FORWARD AND LEFWARD UNDER IT'S OWN POWER APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET. AT THIS POINT THE RIGHT PROPELLER OF N301TA STRUCK N9968P'S, (A-36), PROPELLER. N9968P'S NOSEWHEEL WAS LIFTED OFF IT'S CHOCKS AND PUSHED REARWARD DRAGGING IT'S TAIL APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ALONG THE GROUND UNTIL COMING TO REST. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD N9968P. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD N301TA AND THREE RAYTHEON GROUND PERSONEL IN THE GENERAL AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE IN N301TA OR GROUND PERSONNEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.