What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was returning to the ramp from his first solo flight and was taxiing down a row of airplanes to park. A second airplane had moved forward slightly from the parking location in preperation to depart on a local training flight when he saw the accient aircraft start to turn down the row he was previsously parked on. He had advanced about 6 feet from his parking spot and stopped. He remained stationary from the time the accident aircraft beging to turn down the row.
The PIC of the accident aircraft continuned to taxi down the row on the centerline without realizing he did not have enough wingtip clearance from the second aircraft. The accident aircrafts wing came into contact with the second aircrafts turning propeller causing about 4' of the outboard portion of the wing to be severely damaged and fall off.
Both aircraft shut down their engines and no further damage occured. There were two people in the second aircraft and there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS RETURNING TO THE RAMP FROM HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS TAXIING DOWN A ROW OF AIRPLANES TO PARK. A SECOND AIRPLANE HAD MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY FROM THE PARKING LOCATION IN PREPERATION TO DEPART ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT WHEN HE SAW THE ACCIENT AIRCRAFT START TO TURN DOWN THE ROW HE WAS PREVISOUSLY PARKED ON. HE HAD ADVANCED ABOUT 6 FEET FROM HIS PARKING SPOT AND STOPPED. HE REMAINED STATIONARY FROM THE TIME THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT BEGING TO TURN DOWN THE ROW.
THE PIC OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT CONTINUNED TO TAXI DOWN THE ROW ON THE CENTERLINE WITHOUT REALIZING HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH WINGTIP CLEARANCE FROM THE SECOND AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFTS WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SECOND AIRCRAFTS TURNING PROPELLER CAUSING ABOUT 4' OF THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE WING TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND FALL OFF.
BOTH AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN THEIR ENGINES AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE OCCURED. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE SECOND AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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