What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The part 135 pilot landed on the Hallo Bay Beach at approximately 0917 local time. Hallo Bay Beach is located on the western coast line of katmai national park approximately one hour flight time west of homer, Alaska. The purpose of the flight was to take passengers on a bear viewing excursion. After the incident aircraft landed on the Hallo Bay Beach, the pilot attempted to taxi past five other aircraft parked on the narrow sandy Beach, he misjudged the distance from the parked aircraft. The left wing tip of his aircraft hit the right wing tip of the parked aircraft. The damage to his aircraft was limited to the wing tip navigation light. This damage was deferrable under the company's approved MEL. The damage to the parked aircraft was limited to some minor damage to the wing tip, which required a special flight permit to ferry flight the aircraft back to homer, Alaska for repairs.
As the FAA filed it
THE PART 135 PILOT LANDED ON THE HALLO BAY BEACH AT APPROXIMATELY 0917 LOCAL TIME. HALLO BAY BEACH IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN COAST LINE OF KATMAI NATIONAL PARK APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR FLIGHT TIME WEST OF HOMER, ALASKA. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE PASSENGERS ON A BEAR VIEWING EXCURSION. AFTER THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE HALLO BAY BEACH, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI PAST FIVE OTHER AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE NARROW SANDY BEACH, HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT HIT THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE WING TIP NAVIGATION LIGHT. THIS DAMAGE WAS DEFERRABLE UNDER THE COMPANY'S APPROVED MEL. THE DAMAGE TO THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP, WHICH REQUIRED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO FERRY FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HOMER, ALASKA FOR REPAIRS.
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