What happened
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(-23) Student pilot in a Piper PA-28 N8400A was on first supervised solo after completing first takeoff and landing; student taxied to runup area and pulled in behind a Piper arrow N55068. Upon receiving takeoff clearance the student pilot started to taxi and the right wing of the PA-28 N8400A slid up and over the Piper arrow N55068. The Piper PA-28 N8400A was inspected and found to have minor damage a small dent 3 feet from the right wingtip and paint scraps on the bottom wing surface. Aircraft was returned to service. The Piper arrow N55068 was inspected and had a minor crack in fiberglass of the left wing tip which was repaired and small paint scraps were also present, aircraft returned to service. No additional causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT IN A PIPER PA-28 N8400A WAS ON FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO AFTER COMPLETING FIRST TAKEOFF AND LANDING; STUDENT TAXIED TO RUNUP AREA AND PULLED IN BEHIND A PIPER ARROW N55068. UPON RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE THE STUDENT PILOT STARTED TO TAXI AND THE RIGHT WING OF THE PA-28 N8400A SLID UP AND OVER THE PIPER ARROW N55068. THE PIPER PA-28 N8400A WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE MINOR DAMAGE A SMALL DENT 3 FEET FROM THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND PAINT SCRAPS ON THE BOTTOM WING SURFACE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PIPER ARROW N55068 WAS INSPECTED AND HAD A MINOR CRACK IN FIBERGLASS OF THE LEFT WING TIP WHICH WAS REPAIRED AND SMALL PAINT SCRAPS WERE ALSO PRESENT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
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