What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 21, 2004 Mr. Ampleman was interviewed over the telephone and determined that he was on a dual training flight and that the student made a hard landing. The weather was excellent with some crosswind and that the rwy conditions were dry. He parked the aircraft and reported a hard landing to maintenance. He proceeded to operate the aircraft on three subsequent flights and had trouble controlling the aircraft on the ground. An inspection revealed that the main landing gear was sprung and the tailwheel had damage. All of the main landing gear system and associated hardware had to be replaced as wheel as several tailwheel components. This incident was originally reported as a flat tailwheel due to maneuvering to allow another aircraft to pass on the taxiway. During a visit to the school in June, the aircraft was observed on jacks and the full extent of the damage was discovered.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 21, 2004 MR. AMPLEMAN WAS INTERVIEWED OVER THE TELEPHONE AND DETERMINED THAT HE WAS ON A DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT AND THAT THE STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS EXCELLENT WITH SOME CROSSWIND AND THAT THE RWY CONDITIONS WERE DRY. HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED A HARD LANDING TO MAINTENANCE. HE PROCEEDED TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT ON THREE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS AND HAD TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SPRUNG AND THE TAILWHEEL HAD DAMAGE. ALL OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WHEEL AS SEVERAL TAILWHEEL COMPONENTS. THIS INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A FLAT TAILWHEEL DUE TO MANEUVERING TO ALLOW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO PASS ON THE TAXIWAY. DURING A VISIT TO THE SCHOOL IN JUNE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON JACKS AND THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.