What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 3/8/17 at 1200MST at chd airport, N52108, C180J, landed on RWY4L and taxied off at taxiway foxtrot, at twy f aircraft reported tail gear had broken off during landing. Aircraft bounced during landing and struck the rudder. Damage is minor. 2 POB, no injuries.
Pilot/privacy data omitted is having the aircraft looked at for any structural abnormalitaties, and to recover the fabric on rudder and replace tail wheel.
Awaiting more information from the pilot/privacy data omitted and will amend at a later date. 3/23/2017 clk
4/3/2017
Pilots statement:
Slight skip on touchdown (1 foot high) when tail settled a scraping noise was heard. Turned off runwa onto taxiway and notified tower of problem. Tail wheel head had cracked in two pieces. Back half held by steering cables and and bounced into rudder causing slight damage.
Damaged items:
Tail wheel and rudder were replaced. Damaged rudder was inspected and recovered with fabric.
As the FAA filed it
ON 3/8/17 AT 1200MST AT CHD AIRPORT, N52108, C180J, LANDED ON RWY4L AND TAXIED OFF AT TAXIWAY FOXTROT, AT TWY F AIRCRAFT REPORTED TAIL GEAR HAD BROKEN OFF DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING AND STRUCK THE RUDDER. DAMAGE IS MINOR. 2 POB, NO INJURIES.
PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS HAVING THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED AT FOR ANY STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITATIES, AND TO RECOVER THE FABRIC ON RUDDER AND REPLACE TAIL WHEEL.
AWAITING MORE INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WILL AMEND AT A LATER DATE. 3/23/2017 CLK
4/3/2017
PILOTS STATEMENT:
SLIGHT SKIP ON TOUCHDOWN (1 FOOT HIGH) WHEN TAIL SETTLED A SCRAPING NOISE WAS HEARD. TURNED OFF RUNWA ONTO TAXIWAY AND NOTIFIED TOWER OF PROBLEM. TAIL WHEEL HEAD HAD CRACKED IN TWO PIECES. BACK HALF HELD BY STEERING CABLES AND AND BOUNCED INTO RUDDER CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE.
DAMAGED ITEMS:
TAIL WHEEL AND RUDDER WERE REPLACED. DAMAGED RUDDER WAS INSPECTED AND RECOVERED WITH FABRIC.
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