What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 26, 2015, at approximately 10.10 am local time, a flight instructor struck a light pole with the right front wing of N10624, a Cessna 172S, while taxiing the aircraft at the parking area on a ramp at New Smyrna Beach Airport during day VFR conditions.
The flight instructor took the flight controls from the student while trying to maneuver the aircraft away from the grassy area next to the parking ramp after giving instruction to this student in the traffic pattern in preparation for the student's first solo flight.
The flight instructor and the student did not experience any injuries and the aircraft had minor damage on the right front wing area.
This incident has been handled through the flight schools's 141 asap program.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 26, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 10.10 AM LOCAL TIME, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WING OF N10624, A CESSNA 172S, WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE PARKING AREA ON A RAMP AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH AIRPORT DURING DAY VFR CONDITIONS.
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE PARKING RAMP AFTER GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THIS STUDENT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT WING AREA.
THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN HANDLED THROUGH THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS'S 141 ASAP PROGRAM.