What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft N959R, a Douglas DC-8B-73, was pushed back by jeannine dion, a U.S. Airports employee, in preparation for departure from the U.S. Airports ramp. The ramp is a non movement area. The ramp was dark and snow banks restricted clearance for over hanging engines. N959R had been parked 90 degrees to N869BX, a Douglas DC-8-73, operated by burlington air freight. Ms. Dion marshalled the aircraft forward. The captain of N959R, Mr. Melvin t. graves, started a right turn onto taxi way uniform. The elevator of 959R came in contact with the elevator of N869BX. Captain graves stated that Ms. Dion directed him to start his right turn onto taxiway uniform, and as he proceeded through the turn both control columns moved as if a blast of air had hit the elevators. Ronald hendrix, employed by airborne express, who had witnessed the incident, took over the marshalling wands and stopped the aircraft from proceeding any further.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N959R, A DOUGLAS DC-8B-73, WAS PUSHED BACK BY JEANNINE DION, A U.S. AIRPORTS EMPLOYEE, IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE FROM THE U.S. AIRPORTS RAMP. THE RAMP IS A NON MOVEMENT AREA. THE RAMP WAS DARK AND SNOW BANKS RESTRICTED CLEARANCE FOR OVER HANGING ENGINES. N959R HAD BEEN PARKED 90 DEGREES TO N869BX, A DOUGLAS DC-8-73, OPERATED BY BURLINGTON AIR FREIGHT. MS. DION MARSHALLED THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD. THE CAPTAIN OF N959R, MR. MELVIN T. GRAVES, STARTED A RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXI WAY UNIFORM. THE ELEVATOR OF 959R CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ELEVATOR OF N869BX. CAPTAIN GRAVES STATED THAT MS. DION DIRECTED HIM TO START HIS RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY UNIFORM, AND AS HE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TURN BOTH CONTROL COLUMNS MOVED AS IF A BLAST OF AIR HAD HIT THE ELEVATORS. RONALD HENDRIX, EMPLOYED BY AIRBORNE EXPRESS, WHO HAD WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, TOOK OVER THE MARSHALLING WANDS AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT FROM PROCEEDING ANY FURTHER.
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