What happened
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(-23) Aircraft sustained a tail strike during landing resulting in substantial damage to aft fuselage and empennage. Neither the pilot nor passengers received any injuries. Prior to landing at Show Low the pilot obtained weather information for taylor airport, taylor, Arizona, located about 12 nautical miles southeast of Show Low. The winds at taylor, ax, approximately 12 miles southeast of Show Low were reported from 130 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 18 knots. After an attempted landing for runway 03, the pilot performed a go-around and entered the landing pattern for runway 06. The windsock indicated favorable winds for landing runway 06. Following a normal approach to land the pilot flared the airplane, touching down on the right main gear first, and then bounced the airplane. The airplane drifted to the north side of the runway and the tail section impacted the ground. The airplane settled to the ground momentarily before the pilot was able to perform the go-around and land uneventfully on runway 24. Post accident examination revealed that the right elevator was jammed and the skin at the base of the rudder was punctured. It was noted during the course of the investigation that current sectional aeronautical chart for phoenix did not Show an AWOS frequency for Show Low. The airport facility directory (afd), southwest, currently shows an AWOS frequency of 118.075.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A TAIL STRIKE DURING LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AFT FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGERS RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. PRIOR TO LANDING AT SHOW LOW THE PILOT OBTAINED WEATHER INFORMATION FOR TAYLOR AIRPORT, TAYLOR, ARIZONA, LOCATED ABOUT 12 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHOW LOW. THE WINDS AT TAYLOR, AX, APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHOW LOW WERE REPORTED FROM 130 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. AFTER AN ATTEMPTED LANDING FOR RUNWAY 03, THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 06. THE WINDSOCK INDICATED FAVORABLE WINDS FOR LANDING RUNWAY 06. FOLLOWING A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRPLANE, TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FIRST, AND THEN BOUNCED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE TAIL SECTION IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE GROUND MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO PERFORM THE GO-AROUND AND LAND UNEVENTFULLY ON RUNWAY 24. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS JAMMED AND THE SKIN AT THE BASE OF THE RUDDER WAS PUNCTURED. IT WAS NOTED DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION THAT CURRENT SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART FOR PHOENIX DID NOT SHOW AN AWOS FREQUENCY FOR SHOW LOW. THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY (AFD), SOUTHWEST, CURRENTLY SHOWS AN AWOS FREQUENCY OF 118.075.
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