What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During night operations, aircraft N312FU landed runway 10L at fll. As it exited taxiway alpha onto the ibc ramp a tug traveling perpendicular east on the vehicle service road failed to yield to the subject aircraft. Per chapter 2 airports and aircraft, section 2-22(c) of the broward county, FL code of ordinances right of way - all surface vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to any and all aircraft in motion. The tug struck the aircrafts left wing leading edge. The aircraft traveled over the tug & both occupants on the tug were knocked off. The driver received minor injury and the passenger serious injury. The aircraft pilots stated the area was very dark and they never saw the tug approaching.
The NTSB accident definition is contained in 49 CFR part 830. Per NTSB this event was not associated with the operation of the airplane thus not classified as an accident by there agency per communications in file.
As the FAA filed it
DURING NIGHT OPERATIONS, AIRCRAFT N312FU LANDED RUNWAY 10L AT FLL. AS IT EXITED TAXIWAY ALPHA ONTO THE IBC RAMP A TUG TRAVELING PERPENDICULAR EAST ON THE VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD FAILED TO YIELD TO THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT. PER CHAPTER 2 AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT, SECTION 2-22(C) OF THE BROWARD COUNTY, FL CODE OF ORDINANCES RIGHT OF WAY - ALL SURFACE VEHICLES SHALL YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO ANY AND ALL AIRCRAFT IN MOTION. THE TUG STRUCK THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED OVER THE TUG & BOTH OCCUPANTS ON THE TUG WERE KNOCKED OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SERIOUS INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT PILOTS STATED THE AREA WAS VERY DARK AND THEY NEVER SAW THE TUG APPROACHING.
THE NTSB ACCIDENT DEFINITION IS CONTAINED IN 49 CFR PART 830. PER NTSB THIS EVENT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE THUS NOT CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT BY THERE AGENCY PER COMMUNICATIONS IN FILE.