What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While maneuvering the aircraft into the parking space on the ramp, the pilots misjudged his distance form the fence bordering the west side of the ramp. He struck the fence with the leading edge of the right wing and wing tip. Damage was limited to broken navigation light, scraped wing tip, and out board leading edge dented in approximately 2 inches.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE PARKING SPACE ON THE RAMP, THE PILOTS MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE FORM THE FENCE BORDERING THE WEST SIDE OF THE RAMP. HE STRUCK THE FENCE WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING AND WING TIP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO BROKEN NAVIGATION LIGHT, SCRAPED WING TIP, AND OUT BOARD LEADING EDGE DENTED IN APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N47839 · 2
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