What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during landing at bna, runway 13/30 at 1507 local, valuejet DC-9 N903VJ right main landing gear sheared off and departed the aircraft. The aircraft traveled on the runway approximately 5,000 feet before coming to rest near the centerline with the right wing tip on the ground. There were 75 passengers onboard with five crew members. The passenger door L1 emergency slide was deployed. The passengers exited through the passenger door L1 and two left overwing emergency exits. The right side exits were not used. There were no injuries during the evacuation which took two to three minutes. An accident investigation is in progress ATL96FA043.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING AT BNA, RUNWAY 13/30 AT 1507 LOCAL, VALUEJET DC-9 N903VJ RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST NEAR THE CENTERLINE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE 75 PASSENGERS ONBOARD WITH FIVE CREW MEMBERS. THE PASSENGER DOOR L1 EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR L1 AND TWO LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS. THE RIGHT SIDE EXITS WERE NOT USED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE EVACUATION WHICH TOOK TWO TO THREE MINUTES. AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS ATL96FA043.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.