What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 06-12-95, Mr. Forest stuart summers was scheduled to fly his first flight duty assignment for air carriers, inc. from atl to bhm. After a thorough pre-flight inspection, the cargo was loaded and secured on board the Cessna 310 aircraft. Mr. Summers received his IFR clearance and then contacted atl ground control for progressive taxi instructions. He received instructions to taxi from the FBO and take a left on taxiway alpha to hold short of runway 26R. Being unfamiliar with the airport, and it being night time, Mr. Summers mistook a vehicle service road which runs parallel to alpha as the taxiway. After turning onto the service road, he realized that he was not on alpha and that the road was too narrow to make a 180 degree turn on. He proceeded down the road, planning to turn right on alpha 7 and then join alpha. While proceeding, the aircrafts right wing tip came in contact with a sign on the side of the road. The sign was not visible to Mr. Summers until just before impact. Mr. Summers then shut down both engines, called Atlanta ground to cancel his clearance, and walked to the FBO to call for help. Forest stuart summers cert.#421116187.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 06-12-95, MR. FOREST STUART SUMMERS WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY HIS FIRST FLIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENT FOR AIR CARRIERS, INC. FROM ATL TO BHM. AFTER A THOROUGH PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CARGO WAS LOADED AND SECURED ON BOARD THE CESSNA 310 AIRCRAFT. MR. SUMMERS RECEIVED HIS IFR CLEARANCE AND THEN CONTACTED ATL GROUND CONTROL FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. HE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI FROM THE FBO AND TAKE A LEFT ON TAXIWAY ALPHA TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 26R. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT, AND IT BEING NIGHT TIME, MR. SUMMERS MISTOOK A VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO ALPHA AS THE TAXIWAY. AFTER TURNING ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD, HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT ON ALPHA AND THAT THE ROAD WAS TOO NARROW TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN ON. HE PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD, PLANNING TO TURN RIGHT ON ALPHA 7 AND THEN JOIN ALPHA. WHILE PROCEEDING, THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SIGN WAS NOT VISIBLE TO MR. SUMMERS UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT. MR. SUMMERS THEN SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES, CALLED ATLANTA GROUND TO CANCEL HIS CLEARANCE, AND WALKED TO THE FBO TO CALL FOR HELP. FOREST STUART SUMMERS CERT.#421116187.
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