What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 17, 2013 at approximately 08:00, a Cessna caravan 208B, registration number N732MD, experienced aircraft substantial damage when the tail stand was removed prematurely during passenger boarding by a ramp agent. As a result of the co-pilot entering the aircraft through the aft passenger enterance to assist a passenger in the last row and an additional passenger standing to hand a bag to the co-pilot the aircraft became too tail heavy. Without the tailstand in place tha aircraft's tail struck the ground causing substantial damage to the aft fuselage bulkhead.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 17, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00, A CESSNA CARAVAN 208B, REGISTRATION NUMBER N732MD, EXPERIENCED AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE TAIL STAND WAS REMOVED PREMATURELY DURING PASSENGER BOARDING BY A RAMP AGENT. AS A RESULT OF THE CO-PILOT ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE AFT PASSENGER ENTERANCE TO ASSIST A PASSENGER IN THE LAST ROW AND AN ADDITIONAL PASSENGER STANDING TO HAND A BAG TO THE CO-PILOT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME TOO TAIL HEAVY. WITHOUT THE TAILSTAND IN PLACE THA AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD.
NTSB investigation
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