What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12/27/2012 piedmont flt#4184 gsp to clt at approximately 15:10 EST. Aircraft N328EN expirenced a low level windshear warning at 200 ft. AGL requiring moderate (40%) torque to fly through. Approach was then stabilized and landing was turbulent but stable. Aircraft was at 5 degree pitch and vref +5, main gear touched down and stick shaker activated and aircraft was hit by a gust of wind. Nose then went pitch up 9 degrees and pushing the yoke had little effect on the attitude of aircraft. Pilot then pushed the nose over and came down and rolled out on all three landing gear, at the same time the "touched runway" warning light illuminated and the tail had struck the runway on 18R. They taxiied to the gate without further problems.12/28/2012 post incident inspection of the aircraft revealed minor damage to the belly skin between sta 642 and sta 680 of the aircraft. The touch runway switch and sensor was damaged. The aircraft was later repaired.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/27/2012 PIEDMONT FLT#4184 GSP TO CLT AT APPROXIMATELY 15:10 EST. AIRCRAFT N328EN EXPIRENCED A LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR WARNING AT 200 FT. AGL REQUIRING MODERATE (40%) TORQUE TO FLY THROUGH. APPROACH WAS THEN STABILIZED AND LANDING WAS TURBULENT BUT STABLE. AIRCRAFT WAS AT 5 DEGREE PITCH AND VREF +5, MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED AND AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND. NOSE THEN WENT PITCH UP 9 DEGREES AND PUSHING THE YOKE HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON THE ATTITUDE OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT THEN PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND CAME DOWN AND ROLLED OUT ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, AT THE SAME TIME THE "TOUCHED RUNWAY" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TAIL HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON 18R. THEY TAXIIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.12/28/2012 POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN BETWEEN STA 642 AND STA 680 OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOUCH RUNWAY SWITCH AND SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER REPAIRED.
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