What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot (kenneth smith) left the flight compartment ot open the passenger door. By the pilot's own admission to san luis obispo county sheriff department the parking brake was not set. The aircraft rolled back into a parked vehicle damaging the left elevator, horizontal stabilizer and aft tailcone bulk head that includes the stabilizer attach hinge brackets. The pilot (kenneth smith) was councelled on the use of follwoing the operators shut-down check list.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT (KENNETH SMITH) LEFT THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT OT OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR. BY THE PILOT'S OWN ADMISSION TO SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BACK INTO A PARKED VEHICLE DAMAGING THE LEFT ELEVATOR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND AFT TAILCONE BULK HEAD THAT INCLUDES THE STABILIZER ATTACH HINGE BRACKETS. THE PILOT (KENNETH SMITH) WAS COUNCELLED ON THE USE OF FOLLWOING THE OPERATORS SHUT-DOWN CHECK LIST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.