What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 14, 2011 at approximately 1640 EDT, pilot privacy data omitted hand-propped aircraft N94898 in an attempt to charge a weak aircraft battery. privacy data omitted Stated that the aircraft engine started but the throttle was set too high and the aircraft jumped the chocks and ran into a hangar door. privacy data omitted Received minor scrapes when he grabbed the tail and was knocked to the ground.privacy data omitted Also stated that when he pulled the aircraft out of the hangar, he thought he was going to fly, but when he discovered that the battery was dead, he just wanted to get it over to maintenance and have the battery checked. Aircraft received damage to the propeller, engine, engine mount and cowling, as well as both wing tips. There is also damage to the trailing edges of the wings when the wings were forced aftwards when impacting the hangar. The wings have not been inspected for internal damage at this time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 14, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 EDT, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAND-PROPPED AIRCRAFT N94898 IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHARGE A WEAK AIRCRAFT BATTERY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED BUT THE THROTTLE WAS SET TOO HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND RAN INTO A HANGAR DOOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES WHEN HE GRABBED THE TAIL AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR, HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FLY, BUT WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, HE JUST WANTED TO GET IT OVER TO MAINTENANCE AND HAVE THE BATTERY CHECKED.AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT AND COWLING, AS WELL AS BOTH WING TIPS. THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGES OF THE WINGS WHEN THE WINGS WERE FORCED AFTWARDS WHEN IMPACTING THE HANGAR. THE WINGS HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE AT THIS TIME.