What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was manipulating the controls during this instructional flight. He was making a 360 clearing turn in the "run-up" area prior to takeoff when a wingtip hit a fence. The "runup" area for this runway is tight and the flight instructor was distracted while looking for airborne traffic.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS DURING THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. HE WAS MAKING A 360 CLEARING TURN IN THE "RUN-UP" AREA PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WHEN A WINGTIP HIT A FENCE. THE "RUNUP" AREA FOR THIS RUNWAY IS TIGHT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DISTRACTED WHILE LOOKING FOR AIRBORNE TRAFFIC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N733XW · 2
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