What happened
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Pilot reported a load bang and vibrations shortly after take-off during climbing RH turn. He slowed aircraft leveled on and landed at airport without incident. When extending landing gear pilot reported hear oil canning coming from rear of aircraft. Post landing inspection reveal extensive empennage structural damage on over 2/3 of empennage from fs 171 to fs 256. Internal examination reveal a bulkhead a FS232 was fractured and a bulkhead at FS205 was cracked and deformed, only the LH side of the fuselage showed no signs of damage. It appears the aircraft nearly experience an inflight break-up just forward of ruddervators. Pilots initially reported be struck by a drone but there in no evidence of impact damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED A LOAD BANG AND VIBRATIONS SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF DURING CLIMBING RH TURN. HE SLOWED AIRCRAFT LEVELED ON AND LANDED AT AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN EXTENDING LANDING GEAR PILOT REPORTED HEAR OIL CANNING COMING FROM REAR OF AIRCRAFT. POST LANDING INSPECTION REVEAL EXTENSIVE EMPENNAGE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON OVER 2/3 OF EMPENNAGE FROM FS 171 TO FS 256. INTERNAL EXAMINATION REVEAL A BULKHEAD A FS232 WAS FRACTURED AND A BULKHEAD AT FS205 WAS CRACKED AND DEFORMED, ONLY THE LH SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT NEARLY EXPERIENCE AN INFLIGHT BREAK-UP JUST FORWARD OF RUDDERVATORS. PILOTS INITIALLY REPORTED BE STRUCK BY A DRONE BUT THERE IN NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE.
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