What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed lan with 118 passengers and crew of 7 for unv with captain ^privac^ as the pilot flying (pf). Extra fuel was tankered sinced the price of fuel in lan was cheaper than unv. Performance and structural limits were not exceeded upon departure or arrival. Upon landing at night at unv with 40 degrees of flaps (company policy for runways<7000 ft), aircraft landed hard and bounced back into air and landed very hard the second time with tailskid and aft bottom of aircraft contacting runway. Crew health, rest, duty time, flight time and weather are not considered to be factors at this time. There are no known problems with the aircraft or avionics. The captain briefed and set up for a practice lnav/vnav approach backed up by the ILS to runway 24 and a planned 40 degree flap landing. Unv is an uncontrolled airport with pilot controlled lights and a 6700 ft. long x 150 ft. wide runway. Descent and approach to landing were normal with the autopilot coupled until da. Captain ^privac^ then disconnected the autopilot and continued the lnav/vnav approach with the autothrottles active and disconnected them in the flare.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAN WITH 118 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 7 FOR UNV WITH CAPTAIN ^PRIVAC^ AS THE PILOT FLYING (PF). EXTRA FUEL WAS TANKERED SINCED THE PRICE OF FUEL IN LAN WAS CHEAPER THAN UNV. PERFORMANCE AND STRUCTURAL LIMITS WERE NOT EXCEEDED UPON DEPARTURE OR ARRIVAL. UPON LANDING AT NIGHT AT UNV WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS (COMPANY POLICY FOR RUNWAYS<7000 FT), AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR AND LANDED VERY HARD THE SECOND TIME WITH TAILSKID AND AFT BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT CONTACTING RUNWAY. CREW HEALTH, REST, DUTY TIME, FLIGHT TIME AND WEATHER ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE FACTORS AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR AVIONICS. THE CAPTAIN BRIEFED AND SET UP FOR A PRACTICE LNAV/VNAV APPROACH BACKED UP BY THE ILS TO RUNWAY 24 AND A PLANNED 40 DEGREE FLAP LANDING. UNV IS AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WITH PILOT CONTROLLED LIGHTS AND A 6700 FT. LONG X 150 FT. WIDE RUNWAY. DESCENT AND APPROACH TO LANDING WERE NORMAL WITH THE AUTOPILOT COUPLED UNTIL DA. CAPTAIN ^PRIVAC^ THEN DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AND CONTINUED THE LNAV/VNAV APPROACH WITH THE AUTOTHROTTLES ACTIVE AND DISCONNECTED THEM IN THE FLARE.
NTSB investigation
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