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.
While repositioning the aircraft from gate six to gate two, the left winglet made contact with the jetway and 17 inches of vertical wing tip was broken off from left wing.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM GATE SIX TO GATE TWO, THE LEFT WINGLET MADE CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY AND 17 INCHES OF VERTICAL WING TIP WAS BROKEN OFF FROM LEFT WING.
Other reports on N847AS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.