From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon landing at rsw airport, it was reported to the us airways B737 captian that during landing a grinding metal noise was thought to be heard. The captain proceeded to inspect the outside of aircraft and discovered that he had a tail strike. The captain followed all company procedures to make the report of a aircraft tail strike and he entered it in the aircraft log book.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING AT RSW AIRPORT, IT WAS REPORTED TO THE US AIRWAYS B737 CAPTIAN THAT DURING LANDING A GRINDING METAL NOISE WAS THOUGHT TO BE HEARD. THE CAPTAIN PROCEEDED TO INSPECT THE OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A TAIL STRIKE. THE CAPTAIN FOLLOWED ALL COMPANY PROCEDURES TO MAKE THE REPORT OF A AIRCRAFT TAIL STRIKE AND HE ENTERED IT IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK.