What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was waiting for takeoff clearance, with his student, in the runup area for runway 24 at crq when his plane was struck from behind by N1126U, a Cessna 172 being operated by privacy data omitted a private pilot. The pilot's privacy data omitted CE-172 was parked between N587SP and a jet, while waiting for takeoff clearance. When N1126U was cleared for takeoff, the pilot privacy data omitted ^ attempted to taxi between the two other airplanes. The right wingtip of N1126U struck the rudder of N587SP, bending the rudder and buckling the vertical stabilizer of that plane. There was only minor damage to the wingtip of N1126U as a result of the impact. There were no injuries to any of the occupants of the two planes.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, WITH HIS STUDENT, IN THE RUNUP AREA FOR RUNWAY 24 AT CRQ WHEN HIS PLANE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N1126U, A CESSNA 172 BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ A PRIVATE PILOT. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DA^ CE-172 WAS PARKED BETWEEN N587SP AND A JET, WHILE WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. WHEN N1126U WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ ATTEMPTED TO TAXI BETWEEN THE TWO OTHER AIRPLANES. THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF N1126U STRUCK THE RUDDER OF N587SP, BENDING THE RUDDER AND BUCKLING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THAT PLANE. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP OF N1126U AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TWO PLANES.
NTSB investigation
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