What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 19, 2023 at 1030 hours (local),privacy data omitted, a Diamond, DA-40 struck a traffic cone in the signature aviation parking area causing damage to the prop. The instructor along with the student performed a normal pre-flight of the exterior and interior of privacy data omitted. Upon initial brake check the instructor added power to the aircraft to start moving forward when the prop contacted a traffic cone that was placed in front of the aircraft while the aircraft was being refueled. The refueler failed to remove the cone upon completion of refueling activities. The traffic cone was not noticed by the instructor during the preflight.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 19, 2023 AT 1030 HOURS (LOCAL),^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A DIAMOND, DA-40 STRUCK A TRAFFIC CONE IN THE SIGNATURE AVIATION PARKING AREA CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP. THE INSTRUCTOR ALONG WITH THE STUDENT PERFORMED A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. UPON INITIAL BRAKE CHECK THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT TO START MOVING FORWARD WHEN THE PROP CONTACTED A TRAFFIC CONE THAT WAS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REFUELED. THE REFUELER FAILED TO REMOVE THE CONE UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING ACTIVITIES. THE TRAFFIC CONE WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE INSTRUCTOR DURING THE PREFLIGHT.
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