What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot had been on local flight for about 1 hour, returned to toa at approximately 1700 local, landed, and proceeded to taxi to his hangar. Pilot admits to taxiing too fast and when he made a right turn into his hangar row, the left wing hit a hangar and the aircraft was spun to the left resulting in the prop and engine also hitting the hangar. Pilot towed the aircraft to his hangar and put it away without notifying anyone. The airport authorities discovered the problem when they tracked down the ELT which had gone off at impact. They called the pilot but his wife stated that he was in bed and she could not wake him. Authorities gained access to the hangar by bending back some of the metal and shut off the ELT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HAD BEEN ON LOCAL FLIGHT FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR, RETURNED TO TOA AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL, LANDED, AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO HIS HANGAR. PILOT ADMITS TO TAXIING TOO FAST AND WHEN HE MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO HIS HANGAR ROW, THE LEFT WING HIT A HANGAR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPUN TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN THE PROP AND ENGINE ALSO HITTING THE HANGAR. PILOT TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HANGAR AND PUT IT AWAY WITHOUT NOTIFYING ANYONE. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY TRACKED DOWN THE ELT WHICH HAD GONE OFF AT IMPACT. THEY CALLED THE PILOT BUT HIS WIFE STATED THAT HE WAS IN BED AND SHE COULD NOT WAKE HIM. AUTHORITIES GAINED ACCESS TO THE HANGAR BY BENDING BACK SOME OF THE METAL AND SHUT OFF THE ELT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.