What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 30, 2009 subject aircraft struck a metal building while taxing during instructional flight at Morristown Municipal Airport. Mr melvin mirrer CFI stated he was instructing student mr aharon cohn while making a left turn on taxiway kilo. Mr mirrer stated the turn was very wide and he told the student how to correct for it. When the student did not correct the turn mr mirrer stated he tried to correct it himself but there was not enough time and the aircraft struck the corner of the building with the right wing followed by contact with propeller. Damage to subject aircraft consisted of a dent on leading edge of right hand wing,damage to spinner and damage to propeller. There were no reported maintenance discrepancies prior to the flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 SUBJECT AIRCRAFT STRUCK A METAL BUILDING WHILE TAXING DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT MORRISTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. MR MELVIN MIRRER CFI STATED HE WAS INSTRUCTING STUDENT MR AHARON COHN WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TAXIWAY KILO. MR MIRRER STATED THE TURN WAS VERY WIDE AND HE TOLD THE STUDENT HOW TO CORRECT FOR IT. WHEN THE STUDENT DID NOT CORRECT THE TURN MR MIRRER STATED HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT HIMSELF BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING WITH THE RIGHT WING FOLLOWED BY CONTACT WITH PROPELLER. DAMAGE TO SUBJECT AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A DENT ON LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT HAND WING,DAMAGE TO SPINNER AND DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.
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