From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hit empenage of plane as he taxied behind same. (-23) student pilot misjudged the distance and hit empenage of a CE-152 as he taxied behind it. The CE-172 then swung to the left causing the prop to strike the right wing tip of the CE-152.
As the FAA filed it
HIT EMPENAGE OF PLANE AS HE TAXIED BEHIND SAME. (-23) STUDENT PILOT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND HIT EMPENAGE OF A CE-152 AS HE TAXIED BEHIND IT. THE CE-172 THEN SWUNG TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE CE-152.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.