What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During an initial attempt to start his airplane, the pilot privacy data omitted flooded the engine. He then applied full throttle and shut off the magnetos. He then turned the propeller by hand to clear the cylinders of fuel. During the second start attempt the pilot privacy data omitted failed to pull the throttle back to idle. When the engine started it was at full throttle and the aircraft started on an operatorless taxi. The aircraft was not tied down and the wheels were not chocked. The aircraft proceeded across the ramp and then the runway and after five or six hundred yards the aircraft came to rest in a field. The landing gear was ripped off the aircraft and the propeller was bent due to ground contact. The pilot privacy data omitted received minor injuries while attempting to stop the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN INITIAL ATTEMPT TO START HIS AIRPLANE, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLOODED THE ENGINE. HE THEN APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND SHUT OFF THE MAGNETOS. HE THEN TURNED THE PROPELLER BY HAND TO CLEAR THE CYLINDERS OF FUEL. DURING THE SECOND START ATTEMPT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO PULL THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED IT WAS AT FULL THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ON AN OPERATORLESS TAXI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TIED DOWN AND THE WHEELS WERE NOT CHOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ACROSS THE RAMP AND THEN THE RUNWAY AND AFTER FIVE OR SIX HUNDRED YARDS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT DUE TO GROUND CONTACT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.
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