The New Zealander is running for the Red Bull-backed Toro Rosso team on day one of the three-day test, which is only open to those who have completed no more than two grands prix in their career.
Hartley has more experience than most, having tested for both Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso in the past, however, he was still unable to control a spin that saw him clout the barriers on only his fourth lap of the Jerez circuit.
'We we're actually doing straight-line testing and they put very hard tyres on, I don't know, just to use them and I was just doing some laps to lose some weight, because we were doing some straight line testing,' Hartley told inthenews.co.uk.
'There was no temperature at all and it was effectively like driving on ice.
'I was on my way back into the pits because it was too slippery, just like wet conditions and I lost control of the back end and touched the wall very slightly and done some damage, which has put us behind a bit.'
A red-flag situation, which occurred when Andy Soucek's Williams came to a halt at the end of the pit-lane, allowed marshals to recover Hartley's STR4 back to the pits, where the Toro Rosso team carried out repairs to the car's front-right corner.
It was originally thought that British formula three champion Daniel Ricciardo, who is testing for the Red Bull team, got caught up in the Hartley's accident, as he followed the New Zealander off the track.
However, Hartley insists the spins were not connected and he is confident it won't delay the Toro Rosso team too much.
'Daniel span just behind me and we had the same situation, as both of us were suffering with a lack of grip on the hard tyres,' said Hartley.
'But we've got a long way to go yet, we will be running on the same schedule.
'We won't miss out on too much, it just means it's going to be a bit tight to get everything done.
'There will be a lot of testing for next year's regulation changes so there will be a lot of heavy fuel runs, which I think will be the same for everyone.'
Mirko Bortolotti, who finished fourth in this year's Formula two championship, will take over from Hartley for the remaining two days of the test.
Hartley has more experience than most, having tested for both Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso in the past, however, he was still unable to control a spin that saw him clout the barriers on only his fourth lap of the Jerez circuit.
'We we're actually doing straight-line testing and they put very hard tyres on, I don't know, just to use them and I was just doing some laps to lose some weight, because we were doing some straight line testing,' Hartley told inthenews.co.uk.
'There was no temperature at all and it was effectively like driving on ice.
'I was on my way back into the pits because it was too slippery, just like wet conditions and I lost control of the back end and touched the wall very slightly and done some damage, which has put us behind a bit.'
A red-flag situation, which occurred when Andy Soucek's Williams came to a halt at the end of the pit-lane, allowed marshals to recover Hartley's STR4 back to the pits, where the Toro Rosso team carried out repairs to the car's front-right corner.
It was originally thought that British formula three champion Daniel Ricciardo, who is testing for the Red Bull team, got caught up in the Hartley's accident, as he followed the New Zealander off the track.
However, Hartley insists the spins were not connected and he is confident it won't delay the Toro Rosso team too much.
'Daniel span just behind me and we had the same situation, as both of us were suffering with a lack of grip on the hard tyres,' said Hartley.
'But we've got a long way to go yet, we will be running on the same schedule.
'We won't miss out on too much, it just means it's going to be a bit tight to get everything done.
'There will be a lot of testing for next year's regulation changes so there will be a lot of heavy fuel runs, which I think will be the same for everyone.'
Mirko Bortolotti, who finished fourth in this year's Formula two championship, will take over from Hartley for the remaining two days of the test.
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