What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The poi was informed by the chief pilot on the morning of 9-30-2014 that an aircraft operated by gula was involved in a prop strike during start-up. The flight was a part 91 repositioning flight. The poi and other inspectors went to the airport and viewed the aircraft and ramp video footage that was grainy. The video footage showed the aircraft starting, immediately shutting down and then the crew exiting the aircraft and proceeding to the right engine. Investigation involved little to no damage to the propeller and engine. Dents were found on the ride side of the nose of the aircraft that matched the size and shape of a traffic cone. Video footage showed the PIC making a quick walk-around the aircraft, but apparently missed the traffic cone in the right engine propeller arc.
As the FAA filed it
THE POI WAS INFORMED BY THE CHIEF PILOT ON THE MORNING OF 9-30-2014 THAT AN AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY GULA WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE DURING START-UP. THE FLIGHT WAS A PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. THE POI AND OTHER INSPECTORS WENT TO THE AIRPORT AND VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT AND RAMP VIDEO FOOTAGE THAT WAS GRAINY. THE VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT STARTING, IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING DOWN AND THEN THE CREW EXITING THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDING TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. INVESTIGATION INVOLVED LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. DENTS WERE FOUND ON THE RIDE SIDE OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT MATCHED THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A TRAFFIC CONE. VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THE PIC MAKING A QUICK WALK-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT, BUT APPARENTLY MISSED THE TRAFFIC CONE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER ARC.
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