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 3/20/2013 the student pilot left deer valley airport (dvt) on a solo cross country flight to Gila Bend municipal (E63). After landing at 1000 he taxied on the parking apron enroute to parking the aircraft. While taxiing the aircraft collided with a fueling station causing substantial damage to the left hand wing outboard area.
As the FAA filed it
ON 3/20/2013 THE STUDENT PILOT LEFT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO GILA BEND MUNICIPAL (E63). AFTER LANDING AT 1000 HE TAXIED ON THE PARKING APRON ENROUTE TO PARKING THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FUELING STATION CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING OUTBOARD AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.