What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at approximately 05:45, 5/6/98, united airlines tug #CT4612, operated by uala employee william lett, accidentally ran into the left wing of air cargo masters, inc.(A7MA), BE-1900-C aircraft parked at gate A-52, Denver int'l airport. Mr. Lett and two other uala employees were retrieving empty baggage carts when the incident occurred. The aircraft was closed up and secured. No other personnel were in the area. The right forward upper corner of the tug cab struck the outboard trailing edge of the left aileron causing a 7 in. X 11 in. Tear (approx) in the structure about 6 in from the tip. No further damage was noted. Mr. Lett uala training records indicated that he was properly trained and certified. The uala supervisor for cargo service at dia elected not to submit Mr. Lett for drug/alcohol testing because of his good record. He was given a verbal reprimand.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 05:45, 5/6/98, UNITED AIRLINES TUG #CT4612, OPERATED BY UALA EMPLOYEE WILLIAM LETT, ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO THE LEFT WING OF AIR CARGO MASTERS, INC.(A7MA), BE-1900-C AIRCRAFT PARKED AT GATE A-52, DENVER INT'L AIRPORT. MR. LETT AND TWO OTHER UALA EMPLOYEES WERE RETRIEVING EMPTY BAGGAGE CARTS WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSED UP AND SECURED. NO OTHER PERSONNEL WERE IN THE AREA. THE RIGHT FORWARD UPPER CORNER OF THE TUG CAB STRUCK THE OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT AILERON CAUSING A 7 IN. X 11 IN. TEAR (APPROX) IN THE STRUCTURE ABOUT 6 IN FROM THE TIP. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. MR. LETT UALA TRAINING RECORDS INDICATED THAT HE WAS PROPERLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED. THE UALA SUPERVISOR FOR CARGO SERVICE AT DIA ELECTED NOT TO SUBMIT MR. LETT FOR DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING BECAUSE OF HIS GOOD RECORD. HE WAS GIVEN A VERBAL REPRIMAND.
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