What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)American eagle fligth 4235 (sima 4135) was holding short of gate G-19 waiting for the ground crew. The flight crewmembers claim another aircraft clipped the aft tailcone of hte aircraft. There were no witnesses to this incident. All possible aircraft involved were inspected and no damage was found to other aircraft. The other aircraft could not by identified or located. There were no injuries involved in this incident. The damaged aircraft was inspected by a FAA inspector. The damage was consistant with the pilot statment, namely another aircraft wing struck the aft tailcone. Repairs were made to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGTH 4235 (SIMA 4135) WAS HOLDING SHORT OF GATE G-19 WAITING FOR THE GROUND CREW. THE FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS CLAIM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE AFT TAILCONE OF HTE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THIS INCIDENT. ALL POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WERE INSPECTED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BY IDENTIFIED OR LOCATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A FAA INSPECTOR. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTANT WITH THE PILOT STATMENT, NAMELY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK THE AFT TAILCONE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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