What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot has over 28 years of accident and incident free employment at the carrier. Taxiing to the runway was uneventful until he saw the barricade at the last minute. Actions to stop before contact with the barrier were too late and the aircraft struck the barricade with the tips of the props. Pilot reversed taxi using beta (reverse) on an active taxiway with no spotters, and continued to the hold short line of the active runway. Pilot stated he "heard a thump", checked his engine instruments for anything out of the ordinary, and elected to continue the flight and departed fll for mth. At mth, pilot was notified to call the FAA, also called the company, did a post flight exterior inspection and discovered the damage to the tips of the props. Aircraft removed from service for inspection - pilot removed from line flying pending investigation.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAS OVER 28 YEARS OF ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT FREE EMPLOYMENT AT THE CARRIER. TAXIING TO THE RUNWAY WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL HE SAW THE BARRICADE AT THE LAST MINUTE. ACTIONS TO STOP BEFORE CONTACT WITH THE BARRIER WERE TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE BARRICADE WITH THE TIPS OF THE PROPS. PILOT REVERSED TAXI USING BETA (REVERSE) ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY WITH NO SPOTTERS, AND CONTINUED TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE "HEARD A THUMP", CHECKED HIS ENGINE INSTRUMENTS FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT AND DEPARTED FLL FOR MTH. AT MTH, PILOT WAS NOTIFIED TO CALL THE FAA, ALSO CALLED THE COMPANY, DID A POST FLIGHT EXTERIOR INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE TO THE TIPS OF THE PROPS. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR INSPECTION - PILOT REMOVED FROM LINE FLYING PENDING INVESTIGATION.