What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 13, 2010 the pilot in command (PIC) fernando l. colonprivacy data omitted a commercial pilot of a Cessna 172-S aircraft registration number N1348L departed tjpj-beef island tortola to (stt) st. Thomas airport, us virgin island at 1230 local time. The PIC landed and was taxing to foreign arrival gates. The PIC failed to visually scan for any obstructions in the immediate area and was fixated on corporate aircraft and never detected the unattended white luggage cart. The PIC collided into the luggage cart, and came to a stop, resulting in damage to the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 13, 2010 THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FERNANDO L. COLON^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL PILOT OF A CESSNA 172-S AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N1348L DEPARTED TJPJ-BEEF ISLAND TORTOLA TO (STT) ST. THOMAS AIRPORT, US VIRGIN ISLAND AT 1230 LOCAL TIME. THE PIC LANDED AND WAS TAXING TO FOREIGN ARRIVAL GATES. THE PIC FAILED TO VISUALLY SCAN FOR ANY OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND WAS FIXATED ON CORPORATE AIRCRAFT AND NEVER DETECTED THE UNATTENDED WHITE LUGGAGE CART. THE PIC COLLIDED INTO THE LUGGAGE CART, AND CAME TO A STOP, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.