What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N3347F, a Cessna CE-182 was facing north, and stopped on the right hand side of the west (north-south) taxiway at the Friday Harbor Airport, when N53201 collided with it while taxing southbound. The PIC of N53201 stated that he was distracted by another a/c parked adjacent to N3347F at the fuel island, and another a/c behind N3347F that was taxiing northbound. Witnesses stated the N53201 appeared to be taxiing faster than a normal speed and that there was sufficient room to safely manuever between the two parked a/c.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N3347F, A CESSNA CE-182 WAS FACING NORTH, AND STOPPED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WEST (NORTH-SOUTH) TAXIWAY AT THE FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT, WHEN N53201 COLLIDED WITH IT WHILE TAXING SOUTHBOUND. THE PIC OF N53201 STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER A/C PARKED ADJACENT TO N3347F AT THE FUEL ISLAND, AND ANOTHER A/C BEHIND N3347F THAT WAS TAXIING NORTHBOUND. WITNESSES STATED THE N53201 APPEARED TO BE TAXIING FASTER THAN A NORMAL SPEED AND THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM TO SAFELY MANUEVER BETWEEN THE TWO PARKED A/C.
NTSB investigation
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