What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 30, 2011, about 2330 zulu, a Boeing 737-300 airplane, N360WA, sustained substantial structural damage during takeoff and climb out from the james cox dayton international airport. The airplane was being operated as flight 360WA, by northern air cargo inc, with their headquarters being located in anchorage, Alaska. The flight was operated as an instrument flight rules (IFR) non-scheduled domestic cargo repositioning flight under title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The three flight crew members were not injured. The airplane departed dayton about 2330Z, and was bound for Laredo, Texas. The accident flight arrived Laredo, TX at 0250Z, whereupon the damage was discovered by maintenance personnel prior to accepting the aircraft for a non-scheduled domestic cargo flight under title 14, CFR part 121. Maintenance personnel found a penetrating gouge in the right lower portion of the gill liner interior wall panel near the right rear door (2R). Further inspection revealed that structural damage to the right hand bulkhead station 927. The damage was consistent with the size and shape of the unsecured pallet jack found in the same compartment that is used to move objects internally on the aircraft cargo deck.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 30, 2011, ABOUT 2330 ZULU, A BOEING 737-300 AIRPLANE, N360WA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB OUT FROM THE JAMES COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS FLIGHT 360WA, BY NORTHERN AIR CARGO INC, WITH THEIR HEADQUARTERS BEING LOCATED IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED AS AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) NON-SCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO REPOSITIONING FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE THREE FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED DAYTON ABOUT 2330Z, AND WAS BOUND FOR LAREDO, TEXAS. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT ARRIVED LAREDO, TX AT 0250Z, WHEREUPON THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A NON-SCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 121. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A PENETRATING GOUGE IN THE RIGHT LOWER PORTION OF THE GILL LINER INTERIOR WALL PANEL NEAR THE RIGHT REAR DOOR (2R). FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND BULKHEAD STATION 927. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE UNSECURED PALLET JACK FOUND IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT THAT IS USED TO MOVE OBJECTS INTERNALLY ON THE AIRCRAFT CARGO DECK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.