From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot of N6132Q stated while taxiing he attempted a left 180 degree turn on the taxiway thinking he had wing clearance from a building on the north side of the taxiway. The aircraft collided right wing tip to the building.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT OF N6132Q STATED WHILE TAXIING HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE TAXIWAY THINKING HE HAD WING CLEARANCE FROM A BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED RIGHT WING TIP TO THE BUILDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.