What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After being de-iced and getting my clearance I got an immediate release from united parcel service (ups). I called ground control and began to move forward from ramp 4 spot 1 with the help of a ups marshaler. The wind screen became blurry under the ice plate with de-ice fluid and forward visibility became partially obscured so I followed the marshaler’s direction out of the ramp and didn’t notice if he did or didn’t indicate me to turn as he said he did and I taxied across the traffic lane into the first taxi light striking it with my propeller. After that I told ground control that I needed to return to the ramp and was cleared to do such. After parking the plane I noticed I noticed substantial damage to one blade of the prop.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER BEING DE-ICED AND GETTING MY CLEARANCE I GOT AN IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS). I CALLED GROUND CONTROL AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD FROM RAMP 4 SPOT 1 WITH THE HELP OF A UPS MARSHALER. THE WIND SCREEN BECAME BLURRY UNDER THE ICE PLATE WITH DE-ICE FLUID AND FORWARD VISIBILITY BECAME PARTIALLY OBSCURED SO I FOLLOWED THE MARSHALER’S DIRECTION OUT OF THE RAMP AND DIDN’T NOTICE IF HE DID OR DIDN’T INDICATE ME TO TURN AS HE SAID HE DID AND I TAXIED ACROSS THE TRAFFIC LANE INTO THE FIRST TAXI LIGHT STRIKING IT WITH MY PROPELLER. AFTER THAT I TOLD GROUND CONTROL THAT I NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE RAMP AND WAS CLEARED TO DO SUCH. AFTER PARKING THE PLANE I NOTICED I NOTICED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ONE BLADE OF THE PROP.
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