What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Ups 757 started engines and commenced taxi shortly before 10PM local time. Aircraft requested to depart on runway 11 and was cleared to taxi to runway 11 via taxiway b. as the 757 rounded the corner from its parking location onto taxiway b, its right wing began to protrude into the ramp area where the American eagle sab 340 was already parked. As the 757 continued its taxi, the right wingtip struck the rudder of the eagle aircraft causing damage to the rudder of that aircraft and to right wingtip of the 757. Unaware there had been a collision, the 757 departed the lft airport and shortly thereafter, ATC was notified by ground personnel that there was broken glass on the ramp and that the 757 had hit the American eagle during his taxi to runway 11.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPS 757 STARTED ENGINES AND COMMENCED TAXI SHORTLY BEFORE 10PM LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO DEPART ON RUNWAY 11 AND WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 11 VIA TAXIWAY B. AS THE 757 ROUNDED THE CORNER FROM ITS PARKING LOCATION ONTO TAXIWAY B, ITS RIGHT WING BEGAN TO PROTRUDE INTO THE RAMP AREA WHERE THE AMERICAN EAGLE SAB 340 WAS ALREADY PARKED. AS THE 757 CONTINUED ITS TAXI, THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUDDER OF THE EAGLE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER OF THAT AIRCRAFT AND TO RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE 757. UNAWARE THERE HAD BEEN A COLLISION, THE 757 DEPARTED THE LFT AIRPORT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ATC WAS NOTIFIED BY GROUND PERSONNEL THAT THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS ON THE RAMP AND THAT THE 757 HAD HIT THE AMERICAN EAGLE DURING HIS TAXI TO RUNWAY 11.
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