What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 5:15 am, pilot performed the preflight of the aircraft and pulled aircraft out of hangar with a passenger's help. After engine start the pilot notied the aircraft rolling down the ramp. He pulled the throttle back to idle and applied hard right rudder, as this had little effect he reached for the dash mounted brake, but instead, in the dark found the adjacent flap lever and pulled that (this make/model does not have toe brakes). When he realized that he and the passenger were going to strike the door of the adjacent hangar he pulled the mixture control to kill the engine. They both exited the aircraft and pushed it back to inspect it. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 5:15 AM, PILOT PERFORMED THE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PULLED AIRCRAFT OUT OF HANGAR WITH A PASSENGER'S HELP. AFTER ENGINE START THE PILOT NOTIED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING DOWN THE RAMP. HE PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER, AS THIS HAD LITTLE EFFECT HE REACHED FOR THE DASH MOUNTED BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD, IN THE DARK FOUND THE ADJACENT FLAP LEVER AND PULLED THAT (THIS MAKE/MODEL DOES NOT HAVE TOE BRAKES). WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE AND THE PASSENGER WERE GOING TO STRIKE THE DOOR OF THE ADJACENT HANGAR HE PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO KILL THE ENGINE. THEY BOTH EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSHED IT BACK TO INSPECT IT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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