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.
On 9/2/2012, AD-4N aircraft, N965AD, struck a taxiway sign sustaining minor damage to the propeller.N965AD was cleared by pae ATCT for take-off on runway 34L at taxiway K-6. After completing an engine run-up on the taxiway, the pilot taxiied forward to enter the runway and experienced a propeller strike with a taxiway sign located at the south side of the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9/2/2012, AD-4N AIRCRAFT, N965AD, STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.N965AD WAS CLEARED BY PAE ATCT FOR TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 34L AT TAXIWAY K-6. AFTER COMPLETING AN ENGINE RUN-UP ON THE TAXIWAY, THE PILOT TAXIIED FORWARD TO ENTER THE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN LOCATED AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY.