What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As aircraft N667P aircraft entered the ramp to be parked, the left winglet struck the perimeter fence. Damage to the winglet.
During the marshalling procedure, the ground crew prepared to park the aircraft next to the perimeter wall of the ramp area. The ground crew stationed at the nose of the aircraft, noticed the aircraft taxied in and nose gear had drifted left of the reference lead in line. He continued to marshal the aircraft and indicated for the captain to turn right. The wing walker, also continued to signal for the aircraft to turn. As the aircraft turned, the left winglet struck the top of the perimeter fence and also the barb wire on top of the fence. . During the interview of the ground crew, verified that they were properly trained. All training was documented and up to date. There were no mechanical issues with the aircraft at the time of the incident. The pilot in command (PIC) verified that the ground crew instructed him to make a right turn. Although he stated that he was not totally clear on their intentions. He looked over at the left wing walker and verified he was signaling to continue turning. As the PIC directed his attention back to the lead in marshaller, the PIC noticed the marshaller had moved towards the right of the nose to continue directing him to turn. That is when he felt the wing strike the fence. He stopped the aircraft applied brakes and the second in command pilot (SIC) went outside to asses the situation. The passengers were offloaded and assistance was requested to move the aircraft away from the fence. Photos were taken by the airport response team that showed the tire skid marks on the ground when the aircraft stopped.
At the time of the incident the flight crew was properly certificated and all documents were on hand.
As the FAA filed it
AS AIRCRAFT N667P AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE RAMP TO BE PARKED, THE LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE PERIMETER FENCE. DAMAGE TO THE WINGLET.
DURING THE MARSHALLING PROCEDURE, THE GROUND CREW PREPARED TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT NEXT TO THE PERIMETER WALL OF THE RAMP AREA. THE GROUND CREW STATIONED AT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED IN AND NOSE GEAR HAD DRIFTED LEFT OF THE REFERENCE LEAD IN LINE. HE CONTINUED TO MARSHAL THE AIRCRAFT AND INDICATED FOR THE CAPTAIN TO TURN RIGHT. THE WING WALKER, ALSO CONTINUED TO SIGNAL FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED, THE LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE TOP OF THE PERIMETER FENCE AND ALSO THE BARB WIRE ON TOP OF THE FENCE. . DURING THE INTERVIEW OF THE GROUND CREW, VERIFIED THAT THEY WERE PROPERLY TRAINED. ALL TRAINING WAS DOCUMENTED AND UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) VERIFIED THAT THE GROUND CREW INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ALTHOUGH HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT TOTALLY CLEAR ON THEIR INTENTIONS. HE LOOKED OVER AT THE LEFT WING WALKER AND VERIFIED HE WAS SIGNALING TO CONTINUE TURNING. AS THE PIC DIRECTED HIS ATTENTION BACK TO THE LEAD IN MARSHALLER, THE PIC NOTICED THE MARSHALLER HAD MOVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THE NOSE TO CONTINUE DIRECTING HIM TO TURN. THAT IS WHEN HE FELT THE WING STRIKE THE FENCE. HE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE SECOND IN COMMAND PILOT (SIC) WENT OUTSIDE TO ASSES THE SITUATION. THE PASSENGERS WERE OFFLOADED AND ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE FENCE. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY THE AIRPORT RESPONSE TEAM THAT SHOWED THE TIRE SKID MARKS ON THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED.
AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE FLIGHT CREW WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED AND ALL DOCUMENTS WERE ON HAND.