What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while taxiing on the cargo ramp (an uncontrolled area) for parking, N272R, a DC-3C, turned off his taxi lights to avoid blinding the ground marshaller. When the airplane was turned to align for parking on the ramp, the right wing struck an unlighted light pole located off the prepared ramp area, damaging the leading edge de-ice boot and the leading edge skin.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING ON THE CARGO RAMP (AN UNCONTROLLED AREA) FOR PARKING, N272R, A DC-3C, TURNED OFF HIS TAXI LIGHTS TO AVOID BLINDING THE GROUND MARSHALLER. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNED TO ALIGN FOR PARKING ON THE RAMP, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK AN UNLIGHTED LIGHT POLE LOCATED OFF THE PREPARED RAMP AREA, DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE DE-ICE BOOT AND THE LEADING EDGE SKIN.
Other reports on N272R · 2
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