What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft taxied from cav air ramp via bravo to echo taxiway to go to rwy 8 for intended flight. During taxi pilot had problem adjusting shoulder harness. With pilot attention diverted during taxi aircraft taxied into rwy 8 threshold/end lights, destroying 4 lights with prop. This was witnessed by FAA operations inspector near incident area. Pilot exited aircraft while running in run-up area, walked around aircraft, got back in aircraft. Aircraft took rwy 8, took off and flew locally for 45 minutes before returning to ft. Lauderdale executive (exe) inspection of aircraft revealed major damage to prop. Blades.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM CAV AIR RAMP VIA BRAVO TO ECHO TAXIWAY TO GO TO RWY 8 FOR INTENDED FLIGHT. DURING TAXI PILOT HAD PROBLEM ADJUSTING SHOULDER HARNESS. WITH PILOT ATTENTION DIVERTED DURING TAXI AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO RWY 8 THRESHOLD/END LIGHTS, DESTROYING 4 LIGHTS WITH PROP. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTOR NEAR INCIDENT AREA. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WHILE RUNNING IN RUN-UP AREA, WALKED AROUND AIRCRAFT, GOT BACK IN AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT TOOK RWY 8, TOOK OFF AND FLEW LOCALLY FOR 45 MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (EXE) INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO PROP. BLADES.
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