What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft returned to lax with a loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure. After rolling to a stop, the ground crew chocked the nose landing gear as requested by the flight crew. While pulling the engine power back for shut down the aircraft pushed the chocks out, turned slightly left, rolled approximately 25 feet forward and the right engine struck the tow tractor. One prop blade was severed from the engine and the other 3 were bend a 90 degrees to the hub. There was a small amount of fuselage damage due to debris impact. The aircraft was evacuated with no reported injuries. Ground crew and flight crew statements are attached.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX WITH A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. AFTER ROLLING TO A STOP, THE GROUND CREW CHOCKED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AS REQUESTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. WHILE PULLING THE ENGINE POWER BACK FOR SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PUSHED THE CHOCKS OUT, TURNED SLIGHTLY LEFT, ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FORWARD AND THE RIGHT ENGINE STRUCK THE TOW TRACTOR. ONE PROP BLADE WAS SEVERED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OTHER 3 WERE BEND A 90 DEGREES TO THE HUB. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUSELAGE DAMAGE DUE TO DEBRIS IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. GROUND CREW AND FLIGHT CREW STATEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.
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