What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 28OCT2025 at approximately 0905 local time, a giles G202 tailwheel airplane collided with a Cessna 172 at the run up area near runway 05 at Boca Raton Airport in Boca Raton, FL. The stationary Cessna 172 was cleared for takeoff runway 5 and was preparing to taxi up to cross the holdshort line of runway 5 when the giles G202 tailwheel airplane proceeded down taxiway b where the propeller of the giles 202 struck the left wing of the Cessna 172. Cessna 172 notified tower of the collision, and both aircraft engines were shutdown. No injuries were reported and planes were towed to thier respective hangars for further investigation.
As the FAA filed it
ON 28OCT2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 0905 LOCAL TIME, A GILES G202 TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172 AT THE RUN UP AREA NEAR RUNWAY 05 AT BOCA RATON AIRPORT IN BOCA RATON, FL. THE STATIONARY CESSNA 172 WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 5 AND WAS PREPARING TO TAXI UP TO CROSS THE HOLDSHORT LINE OF RUNWAY 5 WHEN THE GILES G202 TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE PROCEEDED DOWN TAXIWAY B WHERE THE PROPELLER OF THE GILES 202 STRUCK THE LEFT WING OF THE CESSNA 172. CESSNA 172 NOTIFIED TOWER OF THE COLLISION, AND BOTH AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND PLANES WERE TOWED TO THIER RESPECTIVE HANGARS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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