What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed and was taxiing to pick up passenger, first flight in for pilot that day to tulusak (tlt). Sun was low on horizon and in pilots eyes blinding him. The pilot being blinded by the sun caused the collision with the wood stove. The wood stove had been dropped off day before and left on ramp by another pilot. Village agent did not remove wood stove from ramp area.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED AND WAS TAXIING TO PICK UP PASSENGER, FIRST FLIGHT IN FOR PILOT THAT DAY TO TULUSAK (TLT). SUN WAS LOW ON HORIZON AND IN PILOTS EYES BLINDING HIM.THE PILOT BEING BLINDED BY THE SUN CAUSED THE COLLISION WITH THE WOOD STOVE.THE WOOD STOVE HAD BEEN DROPPED OFF DAY BEFORE AND LEFT ON RAMP BY ANOTHER PILOT. VILLAGE AGENT DID NOT REMOVE WOOD STOVE FROM RAMP AREA.
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