What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A/c flew from rnt to pae, upon landing pilot exited runway at A-3 or A-4 ( does not remember) moved into taxi area, missed turn off, moved into a hanger area, at end of the hanger turned left to go to another area, clipped left wing into door at the edge of hanger building #38. After hitting continued to taxi to his parking area and at that time shut down and exited the a/c. wing was substantially damaged at about 2 feet from fuselage with buckling of wing and small crack in rear wing spar
As the FAA filed it
A/C FLEW FROM RNT TO PAE, UPON LANDING PILOT EXITED RUNWAY AT A-3 OR A-4 ( DOES NOT REMEMBER) MOVED INTO TAXI AREA, MISSED TURN OFF, MOVED INTO A HANGER AREA, AT END OF THE HANGER TURNED LEFT TO GO TO ANOTHER AREA, CLIPPED LEFT WING INTO DOOR AT THE EDGE OF HANGER BUILDING #38. AFTER HITTING CONTINUED TO TAXI TO HIS PARKING AREA AND AT THAT TIME SHUT DOWN AND EXITED THE A/C. WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT ABOUT 2 FEET FROM FUSELAGE WITH BUCKLING OF WING AND SMALL CRACK IN REAR WING SPAR
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