What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While manuevering from cruise formation to echelon right in a four element formation training flight, N4356K struck N8995H from below. N8995H suffered several propeller strike tears in the bottom skin of the left outboard wing panel, and substantial damage to it's propeller. No flight controls or fuel cells were compromised.
N4356K suffered substantial damage to the canopy, upper fuselage due to impact. The right outboard wing panel and aileron attach fitting were severely damaged due to propeller strike from N8995H.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE MANUEVERING FROM CRUISE FORMATION TO ECHELON RIGHT IN A FOUR ELEMENT FORMATION TRAINING FLIGHT, N4356K STRUCK N8995H FROM BELOW. N8995H SUFFERED SEVERAL PROPELLER STRIKE TEARS IN THE BOTTOM SKIN OF THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING PANEL, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO IT'S PROPELLER. NO FLIGHT CONTROLS OR FUEL CELLS WERE COMPROMISED.
N4356K SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CANOPY, UPPER FUSELAGE DUE TO IMPACT. THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING PANEL AND AILERON ATTACH FITTING WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED DUE TO PROPELLER STRIKE FROM N8995H.
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