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.
The pilot stated he was on an instructional flight. During the landing flare, the nose of the aircraft rose too high resulting in the aircraft's tail striking the runway before the main landing gear. The pilot stated, after parking the aircraft, a post flight inspection revealed the tail tiedown ring was sheared off and the plastic lower rudder guard was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ROSE TOO HIGH RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STRIKING THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED, AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT, A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE TAIL TIEDOWN RING WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE PLASTIC LOWER RUDDER GUARD WAS DAMAGED.