What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Description: at the completion of a company initial flight training for a new hire pilot the aircraft was taxied close to an adjacent shade hanger. A hard point turn was attempted to better align the aircraft for subsequent planned towing operations. While turning the aircraft to the left, the right edge of the t-tail elevator was driven into the support structure of the shade hanger causing elevator damage. The resultant rotational force applied to the tail of the aircraft caused the vertical portion of the stabilizer to bend to the left.
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION: AT THE COMPLETION OF A COMPANY INITIAL FLIGHT TRAINING FOR A NEW HIRE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED CLOSE TO AN ADJACENT SHADE HANGER. A HARD POINT TURN WAS ATTEMPTED TO BETTER ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT FOR SUBSEQUENT PLANNED TOWING OPERATIONS. WHILE TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE T-TAIL ELEVATOR WAS DRIVEN INTO THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF THE SHADE HANGER CAUSING ELEVATOR DAMAGE. THE RESULTANT ROTATIONAL FORCE APPLIED TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THE STABILIZER TO BEND TO THE LEFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.