What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 16, 2016 about 14:10 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-525 airplane, N525KN, was damaged during taxing on the ramp area of fixed base operator signature flight support acy at Atlantic City international airport (kacy), Atlantic City, new jersey. The private pilot and 3 passengers were not injured. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
The pilot told inspectors that while taxiing out he hit an obstruction damaging the aircraft. The aircraft hit a bollard on the ramp side of a decommissioned access gate. The bollard was approximately 12 feet away from the fenceline. Aircraft sustained damage to the right wing at the impact location approximately 3 feet inboard of the wing tip. The right after wing to body panels showed evidence of stress buckling.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 16, 2016 ABOUT 14:10 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA CE-525 AIRPLANE, N525KN, WAS DAMAGED DURING TAXING ON THE RAMP AREA OF FIXED BASE OPERATOR SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT ACY AT ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KACY), ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
THE PILOT TOLD INSPECTORS THAT WHILE TAXIING OUT HE HIT AN OBSTRUCTION DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BOLLARD ON THE RAMP SIDE OF A DECOMMISSIONED ACCESS GATE. THE BOLLARD WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET AWAY FROM THE FENCELINE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AT THE IMPACT LOCATION APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE RIGHT AFTER WING TO BODY PANELS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF STRESS BUCKLING.