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.
A portable de-ice tower was blown onto the taxi way at the Inyokern Airport. It was dark outside and the flight crew did not see the tower on the edge of taxi way while they were taxing the aircraft to the gate. The right wing tip struck the de-ice tower causing minor damage to the right wing de-ice boot and leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
A PORTABLE DE-ICE TOWER WAS BLOWN ONTO THE TAXI WAY AT THE INYOKERN AIRPORT. IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE AND THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT SEE THE TOWER ON THE EDGE OF TAXI WAY WHILE THEY WERE TAXING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE DE-ICE TOWER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING DE-ICE BOOT AND LEADING EDGE.
Other reports on N217SW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.