What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a post flight inspection of the aircraft, FOD damage was discovered on three of the #1 propeller blades and ventral strake. Airport tower was notified. Airport operations performed a runway and taxiway sweep. Pilot performed a ramp sweep as well as a taxiway sweep on taxiway victor. The FOD causing the damage to the aircraft was unable to be located as the pilot had no indication as to where exactly the aircraft encountered the FOD. Sweeps of the runway and taxiways by Addison Airport operations personnel revealed no FOD that would have contributed to the event. Aircraft sustained substaintail damage due to the ventral strake having approximately 2 to 3 inch holes on both sides from where the FOD appears to have passed through. The three propeller blades on the #1 engine had 1/2 inch gouges on the leading edges approximately 3 to 4 inches from the tip of the blade.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOD DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THREE OF THE #1 PROPELLER BLADES AND VENTRAL STRAKE. AIRPORT TOWER WAS NOTIFIED. AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERFORMED A RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY SWEEP. PILOT PERFORMED A RAMP SWEEP AS WELL AS A TAXIWAY SWEEP ON TAXIWAY VICTOR. THE FOD CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCATED AS THE PILOT HAD NO INDICATION AS TO WHERE EXACTLY THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE FOD. SWEEPS OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAYS BY ADDISON AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REVEALED NO FOD THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTAINTAIL DAMAGE DUE TO THE VENTRAL STRAKE HAVING APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCH HOLES ON BOTH SIDES FROM WHERE THE FOD APPEARS TO HAVE PASSED THROUGH. THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES ON THE #1 ENGINE HAD 1/2 INCH GOUGES ON THE LEADING EDGES APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE TIP OF THE BLADE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.