What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot was taxiing his airplane into the runup area at what he thought was a safe distance from another airplane that was performing a runup. The moving airplane's left wing contacted the stationary airplane's propeller, resulting in substantial damage to the moving airplane's left wing. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING HIS AIRPLANE INTO THE RUNUP AREA AT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A SAFE DISTANCE FROM ANOTHER AIRPLANE THAT WAS PERFORMING A RUNUP. THE MOVING AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE STATIONARY AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MOVING AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING. NEITHER PILOT REPORTED ANY PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE AIRPLANES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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