What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted – FAA narrative:
On December 11, 2025, the instructor pilot (PIC) and student were taxiing back to the ramp on taxiway xx. While taxiing, the aircraft's left-wing tip struck a fixed concrete light pole. The aircraft continued to taxi back to the ramp/paring space. The instructor pilot and student pilot reported the incident to the director of maintenance for the part 141 school. The instructor and student pilot did not report any injuries. No post-crash fire or hazmat release. Weather and runway conditions were not a factor.
Damage to the aircraft includes the following:
The left-wing tip landing light housing and cover are destroyed. The fiberglass left wingtip is destroyed. The leading edge of the left wing is separated from the wing root. Three (3) rivets are sheared from the fuselage frame forward of the left-wing root. The trailing edge corner of the left flap penetrated the fuselage skin. The lower fuselage stringer at the wing root is buckled. The fuselage frame above the left-wing root is buckled.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ – FAA NARRATIVE:
ON DECEMBER 11, 2025, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (PIC) AND STUDENT WERE TAXIING BACK TO THE RAMP ON TAXIWAY XX. WHILE TAXIING, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT-WING TIP STRUCK A FIXED CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP/PARING SPACE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE PART 141 SCHOOL. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. NO POST-CRASH FIRE OR HAZMAT RELEASE. WEATHER AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
THE LEFT-WING TIP LANDING LIGHT HOUSING AND COVER ARE DESTROYED. THE FIBERGLASS LEFT WINGTIP IS DESTROYED. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING IS SEPARATED FROM THE WING ROOT. THREE (3) RIVETS ARE SHEARED FROM THE FUSELAGE FRAME FORWARD OF THE LEFT-WING ROOT. THE TRAILING EDGE CORNER OF THE LEFT FLAP PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE SKIN. THE LOWER FUSELAGE STRINGER AT THE WING ROOT IS BUCKLED. THE FUSELAGE FRAME ABOVE THE LEFT-WING ROOT IS BUCKLED.
NTSB investigation
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