What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: N499A asked for and received clearance to taxi to runway 8. Ground control asked N499A if he started taxi yet after a few minutes passed. Airport security said N499A had hit another aircraft while taxiing for take off. Pilot statement enclosed. Pilot was taxiing aircraft from ramp area and he struck another parked aircraft parked next to his parking spot with the aircraft wing tip of his aircraft. The wing tip struck came in contact with the nose cowling of the second aircraft fracturing slightly the fiberglass nose cowling and wing tip of his aircraft. His aircraft was inspected and repaired by local maintenance shop on 11-30-97. Pilot was given counseling on ground aircraft movement procedures.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N499A ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 8. GROUND CONTROL ASKED N499A IF HE STARTED TAXI YET AFTER A FEW MINUTES PASSED. AIRPORT SECURITY SAID N499A HAD HIT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF. PILOT STATEMENT ENCLOSED. PILOT WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT FROM RAMP AREA AND HE STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT PARKED NEXT TO HIS PARKING SPOT WITH THE AIRCRAFT WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE WING TIP STRUCK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE NOSE COWLING OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT FRACTURING SLIGHTLY THE FIBERGLASS NOSE COWLING AND WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY LOCAL MAINTENANCE SHOP ON 11-30-97. PILOT WAS GIVEN COUNSELING ON GROUND AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT PROCEDURES.
Other reports on N499A · 2
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