What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airplane was parked at the gate and an unknown number of passengers were boarding airplane for flight to atlanta, GA. Ground crew positioned tug in front of the airplane and then exited tug to load bags. The tug moved forward and struck the nose cone of the airplane. Damage to nose cone. No injuries and minor damage to airplane. Flight was cancelled.
As the FAA filed it
AIRPLANE WAS PARKED AT THE GATE AND AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PASSENGERS WERE BOARDING AIRPLANE FOR FLIGHT TO ATLANTA, GA. GROUND CREW POSITIONED TUG IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE AND THEN EXITED TUG TO LOAD BAGS. THE TUG MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE NOSE CONE OF THE AIRPLANE. DAMAGE TO NOSE CONE. NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE. FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED.
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