What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during the landing the aircraft hit the runway striking the tail. There was an error in the weight calculation which amounted to 14,000 lbs. Less than the actual weight. This weight difference caused the landing speed to be low and resulted in a hard landing. On landing, no injuries occurred only aircraft damage. Us airways gave the pilots a recheck which was observed by the FAA. The pilots met the standards during this check. The crew used the checklist. Therefore, no FAR violation is found. However, one item was inadvertently missed. Since us airways decided to recheck the crew, the FAA did not believe a second recheck would be necessary. The FAA was present during the check.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE TAIL. THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE WEIGHT CALCULATION WHICH AMOUNTED TO 14,000 LBS. LESS THAN THE ACTUAL WEIGHT. THIS WEIGHT DIFFERENCE CAUSED THE LANDING SPEED TO BE LOW AND RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. ON LANDING, NO INJURIES OCCURRED ONLY AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. US AIRWAYS GAVE THE PILOTS A RECHECK WHICH WAS OBSERVED BY THE FAA. THE PILOTS MET THE STANDARDS DURING THIS CHECK. THE CREW USED THE CHECKLIST. THEREFORE, NO FAR VIOLATION IS FOUND. HOWEVER, ONE ITEM WAS INADVERTENTLY MISSED. SINCE US AIRWAYS DECIDED TO RECHECK THE CREW, THE FAA DID NOT BELIEVE A SECOND RECHECK WOULD BE NECESSARY. THE FAA WAS PRESENT DURING THE CHECK.
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