What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: after landing at the Ketchikan harbor, the pilot taxied the aircraft to the dock. While paralleling the dock, the handler grabbed the wing rope to pull the aircraft into the dock. The pilot attempted beta in an attempt to keep the aircraft from swinging in with no response. He then attempted to turn away from the dock, but the dock handler kept pulling the aircraft into the dock. The pilot saw a contact with the other aircraft was imminent and shut off the fuel and feathered the prop. The left wing contacted the empennage of the parked C-185. The C-185 was tied to the dock with engine shut down and deserted. The DHC-3 did not have any passengers or cargo on board since it was repositioning from the airport to the harbor. Resulting damage to the DHC-3 was minor . Airman was interviewed. No enforcement action planned.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING AT THE KETCHIKAN HARBOR, THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE DOCK. WHILE PARALLELING THE DOCK, THE HANDLER GRABBED THE WING ROPE TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE DOCK. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED BETA IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM SWINGING IN WITH NO RESPONSE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN AWAY FROM THE DOCK, BUT THE DOCK HANDLER KEPT PULLING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE DOCK. THE PILOT SAW A CONTACT WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS IMMINENT AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND FEATHERED THE PROP. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE EMPENNAGE OF THE PARKED C-185. THE C-185 WAS TIED TO THE DOCK WITH ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND DESERTED. THE DHC-3 DID NOT HAVE ANY PASSENGERS OR CARGO ON BOARD SINCE IT WAS REPOSITIONING FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HARBOR. RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE DHC-3 WAS MINOR . AIRMAN WAS INTERVIEWED. NO ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLANNED.
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