What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft had been pushed back from gate G-4 at msp. The brakes were set and both engines had been started. The tug towbar had been disconnected, but the ground crew had not as of yet notified the crew of this aircraft of the disconnect. N67171 was taxiing by and contacted the trailing edge of the left winglet of N622CZ with the right outboard leading edge slat of N67171. N67171 sustained minor damage limited to the leading edge slat. N622CZ sustained substantial damage due to cracks and deformation of the outboard end of the left wing aft spar.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK FROM GATE G-4 AT MSP. THE BRAKES WERE SET AND BOTH ENGINES HAD BEEN STARTED. THE TUG TOWBAR HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED, BUT THE GROUND CREW HAD NOT AS OF YET NOTIFIED THE CREW OF THIS AIRCRAFT OF THE DISCONNECT. N67171 WAS TAXIING BY AND CONTACTED THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT WINGLET OF N622CZ WITH THE RIGHT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT OF N67171. N67171 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE LEADING EDGE SLAT. N622CZ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO CRACKS AND DEFORMATION OF THE OUTBOARD END OF THE LEFT WING AFT SPAR.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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