What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) Hudson was conducting dual instruction with a former USAF military pilot who taxied the aircraft into a parked fuel truck while maneuvering around some drifted snow. The damage to the airplane included a hole in the plastic wingtip, leading edge damage to about six inches of the wing, and a bent rear spar, including some deformed ribs. Hudson plugged the hole with duct tape and conducted two instructional flights and a ferry flight to pittsburg, Kansas, for an annual inspection and repairs to the wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) HUDSON WAS CONDUCTING DUAL INSTRUCTION WITH A FORMER USAF MILITARY PILOT WHO TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PARKED FUEL TRUCK WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND SOME DRIFTED SNOW. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE INCLUDED A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC WINGTIP, LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO ABOUT SIX INCHES OF THE WING, AND A BENT REAR SPAR, INCLUDING SOME DEFORMED RIBS. HUDSON PLUGGED THE HOLE WITH DUCT TAPE AND CONDUCTED TWO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS AND A FERRY FLIGHT TO PITTSBURG, KANSAS, FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND REPAIRS TO THE WING.
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