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.
Aircraft on commercial cargo flight. During flight, the un-shored tongue jack on a 3600LB equipment trailer failed allowing movement that resulted in loosening of the restraint straps. The trailer moved aft aprox 5 ft, contacting and causing damage to the aircraft structure at sta 616, 5-7L. Aircraft landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ON COMMERCIAL CARGO FLIGHT. DURING FLIGHT, THE UN-SHORED TONGUE JACK ON A 3600LB EQUIPMENT TRAILER FAILED ALLOWING MOVEMENT THAT RESULTED IN LOOSENING OF THE RESTRAINT STRAPS. THE TRAILER MOVED AFT APROX 5 FT, CONTACTING AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE AT STA 616, 5-7L. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Other reports on N320DL · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.