What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crew was taxiing from gate B-7 in the north ramp area to await flow control time to atl in a non movement area which is not marked with taxiway lines. Aircraft was taxied too close to a metal light pole and the right wing struck the metal light pole resulting in substantial damage to the leading edge of the wing and the wing spar. There were no injuries and the passengers were deplaned and bussed back to the terminal area.
As the FAA filed it
CREW WAS TAXIING FROM GATE B-7 IN THE NORTH RAMP AREA TO AWAIT FLOW CONTROL TIME TO ATL IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA WHICH IS NOT MARKED WITH TAXIWAY LINES. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO A METAL LIGHT POLE AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE METAL LIGHT POLE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND THE WING SPAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND BUSSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL AREA.
NTSB investigation
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