What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) PIC flew N7493X from lal into zph to obtain fuel (at a lower price). After fueling for the return flight to lal, he stated that the aircraft's battery was too weak to start the engine, so he decided to hand crank it without anyone in the cockpit. The engine started and accelerated, with the aircraft departing the fuel service area, hitting him resulting in his receiving a broken right wrist and nose & forehead minor injuries. The aircraft then hit a credit card payment kiosk with it's left wing, rotated to the left with the right wing tip hitting a large fuel tank, continued in a southwesterly direction down a taxiway, then hitting N4347T, cutting it's fuselage in half, then rotated around it hitting N9069J'S left wing and elevator, headed back in a northwesterly direction up the taxiway past the terminal building, continuing through two sections of 4 ft. high chain link fencing while crossing a roadway and stopping just short of a hanger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC FLEW N7493X FROM LAL INTO ZPH TO OBTAIN FUEL (AT A LOWER PRICE). AFTER FUELING FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO LAL, HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S BATTERY WAS TOO WEAK TO START THE ENGINE, SO HE DECIDED TO HAND CRANK IT WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE STARTED AND ACCELERATED, WITH THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE FUEL SERVICE AREA, HITTING HIM RESULTING IN HIS RECEIVING A BROKEN RIGHT WRIST AND NOSE & FOREHEAD MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A CREDIT CARD PAYMENT KIOSK WITH IT'S LEFT WING, ROTATED TO THE LEFT WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP HITTING A LARGE FUEL TANK, CONTINUED IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION DOWN A TAXIWAY, THEN HITTING N4347T, CUTTING IT'S FUSELAGE IN HALF, THEN ROTATED AROUND IT HITTING N9069J'S LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR, HEADED BACK IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION UP THE TAXIWAY PAST THE TERMINAL BUILDING, CONTINUING THROUGH TWO SECTIONS OF 4 FT. HIGH CHAIN LINK FENCING WHILE CROSSING A ROADWAY AND STOPPING JUST SHORT OF A HANGER.
NTSB investigation
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