What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the tow-bar connecting the airplane to the tow tug had a bolt shear in half while the airplane was being pushed back from gate C-5. The tow-bar had the wrong type bolts installed in the "stanley" head of the tow-bar. As a result of the sheard bolt, the airplane broke free of the tug, rolled forward, and hit the tug. The driver of the tug hit the steering wheel and the side of the airplane. He was treated and released from a local hospital. The airplane was damaged along the bottom of the airplane between fuselage station #360 and 440.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE TOW-BAR CONNECTING THE AIRPLANE TO THE TOW TUG HAD A BOLT SHEAR IN HALF WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE C-5. THE TOW-BAR HAD THE WRONG TYPE BOLTS INSTALLED IN THE "STANLEY" HEAD OF THE TOW-BAR. AS A RESULT OF THE SHEARD BOLT, THE AIRPLANE BROKE FREE OF THE TUG, ROLLED FORWARD, AND HIT THE TUG. THE DRIVER OF THE TUG HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION #360 AND 440.
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