What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N32CA was preparing to depart the ramp at Grand Island Regional Airport after a refueling stop on its route from mdw to bjc. The pilot was performing the pre-taxi check list when the aircraft began to roll. The pilot was unable to stop the aircraft in the distance from where it was parked on the ramp and the building, appoximately 70 feet, and the aircraft rolled off of the ramp concrete onto the grass and contacted the FBO refueling office building. While rolling the pilot was able to shut down the engine, feather the prop and begin a turn. These actions, however, were not initiated soon enough to prevent the aircraft from rolling into the building.
As the FAA filed it
N32CA WAS PREPARING TO DEPART THE RAMP AT GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT AFTER A REFUELING STOP ON ITS ROUTE FROM MDW TO BJC. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING THE PRE-TAXI CHECK LIST WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE DISTANCE FROM WHERE IT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP AND THE BUILDING, APPOXIMATELY 70 FEET, AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF OF THE RAMP CONCRETE ONTO THE GRASS AND CONTACTED THE FBO REFUELING OFFICE BUILDING. WHILE ROLLING THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, FEATHER THE PROP AND BEGIN A TURN. THESE ACTIONS, HOWEVER, WERE NOT INITIATED SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM ROLLING INTO THE BUILDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.