What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 07/31/01: This office received a call from an officer from the Houston police department (hpd) regarding a ground incident (hpd #103010301-K) involving a C2XA aircraft. A pax van hit acft wing. The police officer was unsure if NTSB should be contacted. Initial investigations revealed acft chocked and with ground power, and 34 PAX/3 crew on board at time of occurrence. Greg bousie (asi/coa cmo) went on-site (iah) to assess damage. Investigations revealed substantial damage to the right wing tip and aileron area. This office contacted NTSB with preliminary findings. 08/02/01: NTSB (alex limisha, 817-652-7812) notified this office that although occurrence meets accident definition, will be downgraded to incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 07/31/01: THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN OFFICER FROM THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT (HPD) REGARDING A GROUND INCIDENT (HPD #103010301-K) INVOLVING A C2XA AIRCRAFT. A PAX VAN HIT ACFT WING. THE POLICE OFFICER WAS UNSURE IF NTSB SHOULD BE CONTACTED. INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED ACFT CHOCKED AND WITH GROUND POWER, AND 34 PAX/3 CREW ON BOARD AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. GREG BOUSIE (ASI/COA CMO) WENT ON-SITE (IAH) TO ASSESS DAMAGE. INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON AREA. THIS OFFICE CONTACTED NTSB WITH PRELIMINARY FINDINGS. 08/02/01: NTSB (ALEX LIMISHA, 817-652-7812) NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE THAT ALTHOUGH OCCURRENCE MEETS ACCIDENT DEFINITION, WILL BE DOWNGRADED TO INCIDENT.