What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during taxi to parking on the west customs ramp at ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood int'l airport the l/h elevator of the G-1159 made contact with the rudder and upper rudder fairing on a DC-9 which was parked for overnight storage. The PIC of the G-1159 stated that there were two ramp attendants that were directing him to make a r/h turn into the parking area and because of the close proximity of the G-1159 to the DC-9 he relied on their signals for guidance. The PIC stated that by the time the ramp attendant changed their instructions the incident had already occurred. Investigation revealed that the G-1159 had sustained minor damage to the l/h elevator tip and the DC-9 had sustained major damage to the rudder. The investigation and incident are closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING TAXI TO PARKING ON THE WEST CUSTOMS RAMP AT FT. LAUDERDALE, HOLLYWOOD INT'L AIRPORT THE L/H ELEVATOR OF THE G-1159 MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUDDER AND UPPER RUDDER FAIRING ON A DC-9 WHICH WAS PARKED FOR OVERNIGHT STORAGE. THE PIC OF THE G-1159 STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO RAMP ATTENDANTS THAT WERE DIRECTING HIM TO MAKE A R/H TURN INTO THE PARKING AREA AND BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE G-1159 TO THE DC-9 HE RELIED ON THEIR SIGNALS FOR GUIDANCE. THE PIC STATED THAT BY THE TIME THE RAMP ATTENDANT CHANGED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS THE INCIDENT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE G-1159 HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE L/H ELEVATOR TIP AND THE DC-9 HAD SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER. THE INVESTIGATION AND INCIDENT ARE CLOSED.
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