What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was parked in a non movement area approxiametely 125 feet from t-hangars. Owner's intention was to repostion, via ground taxi, to his newly rented hangar space, with no intent to fly. Owner was unfamiliar with the airplane (zero hours in make and model) owner started the engine without the parking brake engaged. The airplane immediately started moving forward after engine start and owner was unfamliair with brake operation and was unable to stop the forward travel of the airplane. The airplane continued forward, striking a closed t-hangar door causing substantial damge to the aircraft and the t-hangar.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA APPROXIAMETELY 125 FEET FROM T-HANGARS. OWNER'S INTENTION WAS TO REPOSTION, VIA GROUND TAXI, TO HIS NEWLY RENTED HANGAR SPACE, WITH NO INTENT TO FLY. OWNER WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPLANE (ZERO HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL) OWNER STARTED THE ENGINE WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY STARTED MOVING FORWARD AFTER ENGINE START AND OWNER WAS UNFAMLIAIR WITH BRAKE OPERATION AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE FORWARD TRAVEL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FORWARD, STRIKING A CLOSED T-HANGAR DOOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE T-HANGAR.
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