What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Captain was the pilot flying. He was unaware of tail strike when it happened on landing. Damage was discovered on walkaround inspection prior to next flight. Flight recorder data was read to identify which flight damage occurred on. Pilot underwent re-training and re-examination, satisfactorily completing both.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CAPTAIN WAS THE PILOT FLYING. HE WAS UNAWARE OF TAIL STRIKE WHEN IT HAPPENED ON LANDING. DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON WALKAROUND INSPECTION PRIOR TO NEXT FLIGHT. FLIGHT RECORDER DATA WAS READ TO IDENTIFY WHICH FLIGHT DAMAGE OCCURRED ON. PILOT UNDERWENT RE-TRAINING AND RE-EXAMINATION, SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING BOTH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.