What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on August 11, 1996 at 0830Z CDT local, a fedex MD11-11F aircraft N616FE cargo unloading incident occurred at their gate #39. The removal of a 4000 lb. Container resulted in a 1300 lb. Tail heavy condition. The aircraft's nose wheel tie down strap came loose and the aircraft tipped up. The lower rear cargo door on the left side of the aircraft hit the unloader structure. This prevented the aircraft tail from striking the ramp and causing significant damage. To lower the aircraft, the load was moved forward and the aircraft nose wheel was slowly lowered and secured for normal off loading operations. Fedex has issued a work order to provide a double lock on the tie down strap hook that came loose. This will prevent future incidents of this type.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 11, 1996 AT 0830Z CDT LOCAL, A FEDEX MD11-11F AIRCRAFT N616FE CARGO UNLOADING INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THEIR GATE #39. THE REMOVAL OF A 4000 LB. CONTAINER RESULTED IN A 1300 LB. TAIL HEAVY CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL TIE DOWN STRAP CAME LOOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP. THE LOWER REAR CARGO DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE UNLOADER STRUCTURE. THIS PREVENTED THE AIRCRAFT TAIL FROM STRIKING THE RAMP AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. TO LOWER THE AIRCRAFT, THE LOAD WAS MOVED FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL WAS SLOWLY LOWERED AND SECURED FOR NORMAL OFF LOADING OPERATIONS. FEDEX HAS ISSUED A WORK ORDER TO PROVIDE A DOUBLE LOCK ON THE TIE DOWN STRAP HOOK THAT CAME LOOSE. THIS WILL PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE.