What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This office received a phone call from dfw ATCT informing that ups MD-11 had struck its tail upon landing at dfw. Three geographic inspectors from this office inspected the aircraft. Aft lower fuselage had evidence of scraping on the runway. Aft lower VHF antenna and aft drain mast were bent and wrinkled. There did not appear to be any frame structural damage from teh exterior of the aircraft. No wing tip damage noted. We checked captains certificate and medical for currency and presence. (First officer had left the airport prior to our checking certificate or medical). privacy data omitted Called and asked one of the other inspectors what we were going to question the captain about and said they had procedures and wanted to know if the company could get the information. We agreed. We checked the aircraft logbook entries, and left the area. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM DFW ATCT INFORMING THAT UPS MD-11 HAD STRUCK ITS TAIL UPON LANDING AT DFW. THREE GEOGRAPHIC INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. AFT LOWER FUSELAGE HAD EVIDENCE OF SCRAPING ON THE RUNWAY. AFT LOWER VHF ANTENNA AND AFT DRAIN MAST WERE BENT AND WRINKLED. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY FRAME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM TEH EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO WING TIP DAMAGE NOTED. WE CHECKED CAPTAINS CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL FOR CURRENCY AND PRESENCE. (FIRST OFFICER HAD LEFT THE AIRPORT PRIOR TO OUR CHECKING CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL). ^PRIVACY DATA ^ CALLED AND ASKED ONE OF THE OTHER INSPECTORS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO QUESTION THE CAPTAIN ABOUT AND SAID THEY HAD PROCEDURES AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THE COMPANY COULD GET THE INFORMATION. WE AGREED. WE CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK ENTRIES, AND LEFT THE AREA. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.