What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 10:40AM, the pilot and lone occupant of the #1 aircraft was returning from a short flight and landed on runway 18, and exited at taxiway delta. The pilot was cleared to taxi to their hangar. While taxiing across the ramp area the aircraft struck another aircraft. The #2 aircraft which was struck was a diamond DA-40 positioned facing west in the non-movement area performing a ground run before flight, occupied by a flight instructor and student. The #2 aircraft was static when the #1 aircraft heading south struck the right wing causing both aircraft to swing together nose to nose. The pilot of the #1 aircraft reported performing "s turns" due to limited visibility by design of the #1 aircraft. Damage to aircraft #1 consisted of its prop striking the #2 aircraft, damage to the right bottom wing, a broken right flight wire stabilizer, right outboard forward wing strut, right lower wing leading edge in strut area, lower engine cowling sheetmetal, left landing gear strut aerodynamic fairing, and engine stoppage. Damage to #2 aircraft was concentrated at the right wing and propeller. Occupants of both aircraft were uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40AM, THE PILOT AND LONE OCCUPANT OF THE #1 AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A SHORT FLIGHT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 18, AND EXITED AT TAXIWAY DELTA. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO THEIR HANGAR. WHILE TAXIING ACROSS THE RAMP AREA THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE #2 AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS STRUCK WAS A DIAMOND DA-40 POSITIONED FACING WEST IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA PERFORMING A GROUND RUN BEFORE FLIGHT, OCCUPIED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT. THE #2 AIRCRAFT WAS STATIC WHEN THE #1 AIRCRAFT HEADING SOUTH STRUCK THE RIGHT WING CAUSING BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SWING TOGETHER NOSE TO NOSE. THE PILOT OF THE #1 AIRCRAFT REPORTED PERFORMING "S TURNS" DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY BY DESIGN OF THE #1 AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT #1 CONSISTED OF ITS PROP STRIKING THE #2 AIRCRAFT, DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT BOTTOM WING, A BROKEN RIGHT FLIGHT WIRE STABILIZER, RIGHT OUTBOARD FORWARD WING STRUT, RIGHT LOWER WING LEADING EDGE IN STRUT AREA, LOWER ENGINE COWLING SHEETMETAL, LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT AERODYNAMIC FAIRING, AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. DAMAGE TO #2 AIRCRAFT WAS CONCENTRATED AT THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. OCCUPANTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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