What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
33. Endeavor air, inc aircraft N330PQ, a CRJ-900, departed gate A43 at approximately 12:00 (edst) on April 8th, 2015. Flight #3443 was a scheduled flight from Detroit Metro Airport (dtw) to chicago o?hare (ord). Delta air lines ground crew pushed the aircraft back from the gate with a tractor and tow bar. A wing walker was present on each wing as it was pushed from the gate. The wing walkers were assisting until the tow bar was disconnected and a salute was given to the captain. The wing walkers and tractor then proceeded back to the gate area.
The crew upon completing the pre-taxi check list items and then proceeded to taxi. The close quarters to the building caused the captain to make a hard right turn with the aircraft tiller. As the aircraft was turning the tip of the tail section (horizontal stabilizer) contacted the corner of the mcnamara terminal building. A wayne county airport authority police officer heard a noise that drew his attention to the endeavor air CRJ-900 aircraft. The police officer noticed the terminal building was damaged and when he looked at the aircraft, he saw damage to the left side of the tail section (horizontal stabilizer). After observing the damage to the aircraft, he informed police dispatch to contact the tower and inform the aircraft leaving gate A43 about the damage.
The delta air lines ramp tower controller called the aircraft and informed the crew that they needed to return to the gate. The aircraft did a 180 degree turn on the ramp and returned to gate A43. Upon return to the gate the crew was informed of the damage to the aircraft, as they had no indication the horizontal stabilizer had contacted the building.
As the FAA filed it
33. ENDEAVOR AIR, INC AIRCRAFT N330PQ, A CRJ-900, DEPARTED GATE A43 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 (EDST) ON APRIL 8TH, 2015. FLIGHT #3443 WAS A SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM DETROIT METRO AIRPORT (DTW) TO CHICAGO O?HARE (ORD). DELTA AIR LINES GROUND CREW PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT BACK FROM THE GATE WITH A TRACTOR AND TOW BAR. A WING WALKER WAS PRESENT ON EACH WING AS IT WAS PUSHED FROM THE GATE. THE WING WALKERS WERE ASSISTING UNTIL THE TOW BAR WAS DISCONNECTED AND A SALUTE WAS GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN. THE WING WALKERS AND TRACTOR THEN PROCEEDED BACK TO THE GATE AREA.
THE CREW UPON COMPLETING THE PRE-TAXI CHECK LIST ITEMS AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI. THE CLOSE QUARTERS TO THE BUILDING CAUSED THE CAPTAIN TO MAKE A HARD RIGHT TURN WITH THE AIRCRAFT TILLER. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING THE TIP OF THE TAIL SECTION (HORIZONTAL STABILIZER) CONTACTED THE CORNER OF THE MCNAMARA TERMINAL BUILDING. A WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICER HEARD A NOISE THAT DREW HIS ATTENTION TO THE ENDEAVOR AIR CRJ-900 AIRCRAFT. THE POLICE OFFICER NOTICED THE TERMINAL BUILDING WAS DAMAGED AND WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT, HE SAW DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL SECTION (HORIZONTAL STABILIZER). AFTER OBSERVING THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, HE INFORMED POLICE DISPATCH TO CONTACT THE TOWER AND INFORM THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING GATE A43 ABOUT THE DAMAGE.
THE DELTA AIR LINES RAMP TOWER CONTROLLER CALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMED THE CREW THAT THEY NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT DID A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RAMP AND RETURNED TO GATE A43. UPON RETURN TO THE GATE THE CREW WAS INFORMED OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AS THEY HAD NO INDICATION THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD CONTACTED THE BUILDING.