What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After atlantic southeast air lines flight 4284 began taxiing from the gate and had rolled about two feet, the leading edge of the left wingtip struck the passenger loading bridge (the loading bridge from which the flight had just departed). When the ground marshaller directing the airplane saw the incident occur, he gave an emergency signal for the flight crew to stop the aircraft. The captain of the incident flight stated that he never received a signal to stop the airplane from the forward wing walker. Reports and interviews with the flightcrew and persons involved with the incident indicate that the ground marshaller misjudged the clearance necessary for taxiing the airplane away from the gate area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIR LINES FLIGHT 4284 BEGAN TAXIING FROM THE GATE AND HAD ROLLED ABOUT TWO FEET, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE PASSENGER LOADING BRIDGE (THE LOADING BRIDGE FROM WHICH THE FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED). WHEN THE GROUND MARSHALLER DIRECTING THE AIRPLANE SAW THE INCIDENT OCCUR, HE GAVE AN EMERGENCY SIGNAL FOR THE FLIGHT CREW TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE CAPTAIN OF THE INCIDENT FLIGHT STATED THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED A SIGNAL TO STOP THE AIRPLANE FROM THE FORWARD WING WALKER. REPORTS AND INTERVIEWS WITH THE FLIGHTCREW AND PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THE INCIDENT INDICATE THAT THE GROUND MARSHALLER MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE NECESSARY FOR TAXIING THE AIRPLANE AWAY FROM THE GATE AREA.