What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated the aircraft would not start, so he got out and had his wife hold the brakes while he held the battery cable. When the aircraft started the plane began to roll and she was not able to stop it before it rolled off the ramp and into the ditch, where the nose wheel sheared off, with the prop striking the ground bending it and causing sudden stopage to the engine.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT START, SO HE GOT OUT AND HAD HIS WIFE HOLD THE BRAKES WHILE HE HELD THE BATTERY CABLE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE PLANE BEGAN TO ROLL AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT BEFORE IT ROLLED OFF THE RAMP AND INTO THE DITCH, WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND BENDING IT AND CAUSING SUDDEN STOPAGE TO THE ENGINE.