From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was taxing a Cessna 172 on the Stuart jet center ramp after completing a solo x-country from fpr to sua. The 172'S right wing tip contacted the rudder trim tab of a parked Cessna 421 causing a scuff mark on the 172'S wing tip and minor damage to the 421'S rudder trim tab.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXING A CESSNA 172 ON THE STUART JET CENTER RAMP AFTER COMPLETING A SOLO X-COUNTRY FROM FPR TO SUA. THE 172'S RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUDDER TRIM TAB OF A PARKED CESSNA 421 CAUSING A SCUFF MARK ON THE 172'S WING TIP AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE 421'S RUDDER TRIM TAB.
Other reports on N88EP · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.