What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N861MA sustained damage to the tail skid and fuselage aft bulkhead due to the aircraft falling on the tail while parked on the Molokai Airport ramp with passengers onboard prior to an outbound flight after a company ramp agent boarded the aircraft through the rear cabin doorway and the flight crew exited the aircraft. The company ramp agent failed to install the aircraft tail stand as requested by the flight crew prior to boarding the aircraft and failed to communicate with the flight crew of the intention to board the aircraft through the rear cabin door.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N861MA SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SKID AND FUSELAGE AFT BULKHEAD DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT FALLING ON THE TAIL WHILE PARKED ON THE MOLOKAI AIRPORT RAMP WITH PASSENGERS ONBOARD PRIOR TO AN OUTBOUND FLIGHT AFTER A COMPANY RAMP AGENT BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE REAR CABIN DOORWAY AND THE FLIGHT CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE COMPANY RAMP AGENT FAILED TO INSTALL THE AIRCRAFT TAIL STAND AS REQUESTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW PRIOR TO BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT AND FAILED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FLIGHT CREW OF THE INTENTION TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE REAR CABIN DOOR.
NTSB investigation
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