What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was reported to have hit tail skid on landing. Arrived at ramp when aircraft was being towed to a remote site. PIC & SIC had departed phl, fe was left to standby aircraft. Viewed damaged area of tail section. Tail skid shoe missing, (found on runway) tail skid cartridge damaged/crushed, airstair skin damaged, 3 large punctures in this skin plus dents in the skin. Reviewed log book entry, "after rough landing post flight inspection found tail skid strikes with additional damage on airstair and #2 engine cowling." Aircraft ferried on sat. 05/11 to a la. Maintenance facility to do a b or c check and repair the damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HIT TAIL SKID ON LANDING. ARRIVED AT RAMP WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED TO A REMOTE SITE. PIC & SIC HAD DEPARTED PHL, FE WAS LEFT TO STANDBY AIRCRAFT. VIEWED DAMAGED AREA OF TAIL SECTION. TAIL SKID SHOE MISSING, (FOUND ON RUNWAY) TAIL SKID CARTRIDGE DAMAGED/CRUSHED, AIRSTAIR SKIN DAMAGED, 3 LARGE PUNCTURES IN THIS SKIN PLUS DENTS IN THE SKIN. REVIEWED LOG BOOK ENTRY, "AFTER ROUGH LANDING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND TAIL SKID STRIKES WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ON AIRSTAIR AND #2 ENGINE COWLING." AIRCRAFT FERRIED ON SAT. 05/11 TO A LA. MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO DO A B OR C CHECK AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE.
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