What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman had completed flight without any problems. Airmans hangar was occupied, so he decided to taxi to a tiedown. While taxiing along a chain link fence he was watching the right wing near the fence, when the left wing collided with a light pole, causing substantial damage to the aircraft's left wing. Airman was counseled on looking in all directions when taxiing near stationary objects.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN HAD COMPLETED FLIGHT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AIRMANS HANGAR WAS OCCUPIED, SO HE DECIDED TO TAXI TO A TIEDOWN. WHILE TAXIING ALONG A CHAIN LINK FENCE HE WAS WATCHING THE RIGHT WING NEAR THE FENCE, WHEN THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING. AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ON LOOKING IN ALL DIRECTIONS WHEN TAXIING NEAR STATIONARY OBJECTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.