What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 17, 2002 at 09:00, Mr. Tim huff chief inspector of vanguard airlines notified this office, that on June 16, 2002 at 20:30 hours after being called out to aircraft N140NJ for a reported APU would not start on landing. Maintenance personnel discovered substantial damage to the tailskid bumper area of the aircraft requiring major structural repair. Flight crew reported no indication or awareness of the damage. Due to the need for major structural repair to the affected area this meets the requirement for an aircraft accident. Vanguard flt 313 from orlando to Kansas City arrived at mci at approximately 20:30. The NTSB notified this office on 07/30/2002 confirming the dfdr shows this damage happened on landing of flight 313. privacy data omitted This accident investigation is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2002 AT 09:00, MR. TIM HUFF CHIEF INSPECTOR OF VANGUARD AIRLINES NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE, THAT ON JUNE 16, 2002 AT 20:30 HOURS AFTER BEING CALLED OUT TO AIRCRAFT N140NJ FOR A REPORTED APU WOULD NOT START ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILSKID BUMPER AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRING MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO INDICATION OR AWARENESS OF THE DAMAGE. DUE TO THE NEED FOR MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR TO THE AFFECTED AREA THIS MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. VANGUARD FLT 313 FROM ORLANDO TO KANSAS CITY ARRIVED AT MCI AT APPROXIMATELY 20:30. THE NTSB NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE ON 07/30/2002 CONFIRMING THE DFDR SHOWS THIS DAMAGE HAPPENED ON LANDING OF FLIGHT 313. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.