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) The a/c was taxiing to the end of the parking row. There was a portable deicing tower at the end of the parking row. As the captain was guided into position by the ramp agent, the a/c struck the portable deice tower. There was minor damage to the a/c and no injuries to passengers or crew.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE A/C WAS TAXIING TO THE END OF THE PARKING ROW. THERE WAS A PORTABLE DEICING TOWER AT THE END OF THE PARKING ROW. AS THE CAPTAIN WAS GUIDED INTO POSITION BY THE RAMP AGENT, THE A/C STRUCK THE PORTABLE DEICE TOWER. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE A/C AND NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW.
Other reports on N173GC · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.