What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot had just landed after completing her first solo cross country flight. There was an aircraft blocking the ramp entrance that had been used for all previous flights so the PIC chose to enter the ramp through an unfamiliar entrance which required taxi between a hangar and a parked aircraft. While watching the parked aircraft off the left wing tip the right wing struck a hangar. Distance between parked aircraft and hangar 45 feet, incident aircraft wing span 36 feet. Damage to the aircraft included wing tip, wing leading edge and damage to the outboard wing rib.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT HAD JUST LANDED AFTER COMPLETING HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT BLOCKING THE RAMP ENTRANCE THAT HAD BEEN USED FOR ALL PREVIOUS FLIGHTS SO THE PIC CHOSE TO ENTER THE RAMP THROUGH AN UNFAMILIAR ENTRANCE WHICH REQUIRED TAXI BETWEEN A HANGAR AND A PARKED AIRCRAFT. WHILE WATCHING THE PARKED AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT WING TIP THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A HANGAR. DISTANCE BETWEEN PARKED AIRCRAFT AND HANGAR 45 FEET, INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WING SPAN 36 FEET. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED WING TIP, WING LEADING EDGE AND DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD WING RIB.
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