What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The mesa airlines aircraft had operated as flight 5612 from abq to phx. Upon arrival, the flight crew inadvertently began a right turn into gate B23, where in fact the assigned gate was B21. The aircraft was under power using the right engine. The crew attempted to reposition the aircraft to gate B21 by making a 180 degree turn to the right. While in the turn, the left leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer clipped the top edge of the left wing winglet of an American airlines B-757 parked at gate B25.
As the FAA filed it
THE MESA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT HAD OPERATED AS FLIGHT 5612 FROM ABQ TO PHX. UPON ARRIVAL, THE FLIGHT CREW INADVERTENTLY BEGAN A RIGHT TURN INTO GATE B23, WHERE IN FACT THE ASSIGNED GATE WAS B21. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER USING THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO GATE B21 BY MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT. WHILE IN THE TURN, THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CLIPPED THE TOP EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WINGLET OF AN AMERICAN AIRLINES B-757 PARKED AT GATE B25.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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