What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC of a C-172 aircraft allowed the passenger, who owns the C-172, to operate the aircraft during a flight from merrill field to Seldovia and back including taxiing the aircraft. For the return flight to merrill field, the passenger was operating the aircraft when he taxiied the C-172 into and damaged a parked C-185 aircraft which is owned by the complainant. The complainant saw the occurrence and reported it to the local sheriff who then filed a report of the event. The PIC has 65 total hours. The passenger has over 2,000 hours and holds a commercial pilot certificate; however, he no longer holds a valid medical and, therefore, is not allowed to act as PIC.the PIC allowed the passenger to fly the C-172 back to merrill field. Only very minor damage occurred to the complainant's C-185 aircraft at a total cost of $1,070.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC OF A C-172 AIRCRAFT ALLOWED THE PASSENGER, WHO OWNS THE C-172, TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT DURING A FLIGHT FROM MERRILL FIELD TO SELDOVIA AND BACK INCLUDING TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT.FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO MERRILL FIELD, THE PASSENGER WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE TAXIIED THE C-172 INTO AND DAMAGED A PARKED C-185 AIRCRAFT WHICH IS OWNED BY THE COMPLAINANT. THE COMPLAINANT SAW THE OCCURRENCE AND REPORTED IT TO THE LOCAL SHERIFF WHO THEN FILED A REPORT OF THE EVENT.THE PIC HAS 65 TOTAL HOURS. THE PASSENGER HAS OVER 2,000 HOURS AND HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE; HOWEVER, HE NO LONGER HOLDS A VALID MEDICAL AND, THEREFORE, IS NOT ALLOWED TO ACT AS PIC.THE PIC ALLOWED THE PASSENGER TO FLY THE C-172 BACK TO MERRILL FIELD. ONLY VERY MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE COMPLAINANT'S C-185 AIRCRAFT AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,070.
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