From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was taxing out for airshow. Pilot says his head was down while tuning radio and his a/c struck another a/c (N540RP) which was stopped with engine running on side of taxiway. Both props and wing tips were damaged. Pilot counseled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS TAXING OUT FOR AIRSHOW. PILOT SAYS HIS HEAD WAS DOWN WHILE TUNING RADIO AND HIS A/C STRUCK ANOTHER A/C (N540RP) WHICH WAS STOPPED WITH ENGINE RUNNING ON SIDE OF TAXIWAY. BOTH PROPS AND WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED. PILOT COUNSELED.