What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 21,2015, at 16:25 CDT, a Piper PA28 aircraft bearing registration number N5196L, registered to coyote flight school, was performing touch and go flight training with a student at Amarillo international airport (ama). During the landing flare on runway 22 the aircraft drug the tail tie down on the runway surface. The aircraft landed safely without any further incident. Pilot requested to exit runway to inspect aircraft for damage. Pilot stated that a small amount of aluminum was scraped from the tail tie down but no structural or skin damage found. The pilot requested to taxi back out and departed the airport. The aircraft was being operated on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The CFI rated pilot and student sustained no injuries. The flight originated from ama on April 21,2015.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 21,2015, AT 16:25 CDT, A PIPER PA28 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N5196L, REGISTERED TO COYOTE FLIGHT SCHOOL, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO FLIGHT TRAINING WITH A STUDENT AT AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA). DURING THE LANDING FLARE ON RUNWAY 22 THE AIRCRAFT DRUG THE TAIL TIE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT REQUESTED TO EXIT RUNWAY TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM WAS SCRAPED FROM THE TAIL TIE DOWN BUT NO STRUCTURAL OR SKIN DAMAGE FOUND. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO TAXI BACK OUT AND DEPARTED THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CFI RATED PILOT AND STUDENT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AMA ON APRIL 21,2015.
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