What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Newark, NJ (ewr): privacy data omitted, during push back the right wing struck the tail of an occupied privacy data omitted, A321, who was previously pushed back and being deiced. Both aircraft were towed back to their gate and deplaned normally.
The incident occurred during aircraft pushback towing by the ground agent and neither pilots were operating the aircraft controls during this period. The ground agent conducting the push back was a contractor and not a sia employee(s).
privacy data omitted POB: 168, injuries: none
privacy data omitted Damage: static wicks bent and repaired same day
As the FAA filed it
NEWARK, NJ (EWR): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING PUSH BACK THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TAIL OF AN OCCUPIED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A321, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY PUSHED BACK AND BEING DEICED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE TOWED BACK TO THEIR GATE AND DEPLANED NORMALLY.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AIRCRAFT PUSHBACK TOWING BY THE GROUND AGENT AND NEITHER PILOTS WERE OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS DURING THIS PERIOD. THE GROUND AGENT CONDUCTING THE PUSH BACK WAS A CONTRACTOR AND NOT A SIA EMPLOYEE(S).
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ POB: 168, INJURIES: NONE
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DAMAGE: STATIC WICKS BENT AND REPAIRED SAME DAY