What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Saturday, April 24, 1998 at approximately 1745L at Syracuse airport, on the sair aviation ramp, a L-188, operated by traffic management airlines corp., was being loaded with automotive drivetrain parts. As the loading process neared completion, the aircraft rotated and settled on its tail. The cargo had been secured and there was no report of "shiftings" as the aircraft settled. Damage to the aft lower fuselage was described as "minor". A ferry permit was issued by the dtw FSDO and the aircraft departed syr for dtw the same day. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1745L AT SYRACUSE AIRPORT, ON THE SAIR AVIATION RAMP, A L-188, OPERATED BY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AIRLINES CORP., WAS BEING LOADED WITH AUTOMOTIVE DRIVETRAIN PARTS. AS THE LOADING PROCESS NEARED COMPLETION, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND SETTLED ON ITS TAIL. THE CARGO HAD BEEN SECURED AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF "SHIFTINGS" AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. DAMAGE TO THE AFT LOWER FUSELAGE WAS DESCRIBED AS "MINOR". A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED BY THE DTW FSDO AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SYR FOR DTW THE SAME DAY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N340HA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.