What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 9, 2016 at 1408 CST, a Piper navajo PA-31-325, N445FM, registered to navajo partners LLC., had a tail-strike during the initial climb-out after takeoff from runway 4L the Little Rock Airport (klit). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, there was an IFR flight plan filed for this flight with the destination being saint louis downtown airport (kcps). The aircraft sustained damage to the aft bottom section of the rear fuselage. The aircraft suffered damage to the exterior skin of the aircraft and unknown damage to the internal structure of the aircraft tail. The certificated pilot and the three passengers were uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 9, 2016 AT 1408 CST, A PIPER NAVAJO PA-31-325, N445FM, REGISTERED TO NAVAJO PARTNERS LLC., HAD A TAIL-STRIKE DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 4L THE LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT (KLIT). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THERE WAS AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT WITH THE DESTINATION BEING SAINT LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCPS). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE AFT BOTTOM SECTION OF THE REAR FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT TAIL. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.
Other reports on N445FM · 2
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