What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)United airlines flight 1543 landed striking the tail at 1200 PDT. Damage occurred at frame 70 extending approx. six feet forward. One drain tube and 2 Orange antennas were scrapped. Flight originated at chicago ohare with a destination of John Wayne airport in Santa Ana, CA. NTSB requested the FDR and CVR to be sent to their Washington lab. Aircraft was patched in 4 places where frame was exposed and aircraft was ferried to san francisco. United engineering determined damage to be minor. PIC has been pulled out of service. Ual conducted a briefing with him with additional sim time. This will be followed by a two leg line check for qualification. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23)UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 1543 LANDED STRIKING THE TAIL AT 1200 PDT. DAMAGE OCCURRED AT FRAME 70 EXTENDING APPROX. SIX FEET FORWARD. ONE DRAIN TUBE AND 2 ORANGE ANTENNAS WERE SCRAPPED. FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHICAGO OHARE WITH A DESTINATION OF JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT IN SANTA ANA, CA. NTSB REQUESTED THE FDR AND CVR TO BE SENT TO THEIR WASHINGTON LAB. AIRCRAFT WAS PATCHED IN 4 PLACES WHERE FRAME WAS EXPOSED AND AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SAN FRANCISCO. UNITED ENGINEERING DETERMINED DAMAGE TO BE MINOR. PIC HAS BEEN PULLED OUT OF SERVICE. UAL CONDUCTED A BRIEFING WITH HIM WITH ADDITIONAL SIM TIME. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TWO LEG LINE CHECK FOR QUALIFICATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^