What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Wing tip hit window of crew bus when pilot turned by mistake onto a service road after landing.(.4) after landing, the pilot was instructed to turn onto a specific taxiway. The pilot turned onto a service road an airline crew bus using. Shortly after turning, the airplane's left wingtip collided with the left rear side window of the bus. According to the pilot, the bus had turned to its right as the airplane approached it. The on-scene investigation revealed a bent and cracked rear wing spar and buckled upper wing skin aft of the left wing fuel tank. (-23) see narrative #CHI97LA298
As the FAA filed it
WING TIP HIT WINDOW OF CREW BUS WHEN PILOT TURNED BY MISTAKE ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AFTER LANDING.(.4) AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN ONTO A SPECIFIC TAXIWAY. THE PILOT TURNED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AN AIRLINE CREW BUS USING. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT REAR SIDE WINDOW OF THE BUS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE BUS HAD TURNED TO ITS RIGHT AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED IT. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BENT AND CRACKED REAR WING SPAR AND BUCKLED UPPER WING SKIN AFT OF THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI97LA298
NTSB investigation
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