What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 27, 2015, at 0806 local time, a 1998 PC-12/45 aircraft bearing registration number N970NA, registered to native air, was taxiing to the hangar after landing in (kmaf) Midland, Texas following a part 135 repositioning flight from (E38) alpine, Texas. The right wingtip of the PC-12 struck a parked USAF F-16 thunderbird #8 parked in a non-movement area prior to the arrival of the thunderbirds military demonstration team. Visual metereological conditions prevailed at the time. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. Both aircraft sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 27, 2015, AT 0806 LOCAL TIME, A 1998 PC-12/45 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N970NA, REGISTERED TO NATIVE AIR, WAS TAXIING TO THE HANGAR AFTER LANDING IN (KMAF) MIDLAND, TEXAS FOLLOWING A PART 135 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM (E38) ALPINE, TEXAS. THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE PC-12 STRUCK A PARKED USAF F-16 THUNDERBIRD #8 PARKED IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE THUNDERBIRDS MILITARY DEMONSTRATION TEAM. VISUAL METEREOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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