What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot landed on the frozen and snow covered yentna river to meet a friend who had previously flown to the incident site. During the landing rollout, the left gear/ski struck, at a 45 degree angle, a track made by a snow cat and sled. The left gear/ski and shock strut broke and the prop struck the ice while at idle power. The sky condition as reported by the pilot was 3000'-4000' overcast, and relatively dark, causing the surface of the snow to appear flat and obstruction free.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LANDED ON THE FROZEN AND SNOW COVERED YENTNA RIVER TO MEET A FRIEND WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY FLOWN TO THE INCIDENT SITE. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT GEAR/SKI STRUCK, AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, A TRACK MADE BY A SNOW CAT AND SLED. THE LEFT GEAR/SKI AND SHOCK STRUT BROKE AND THE PROP STRUCK THE ICE WHILE AT IDLE POWER. THE SKY CONDITION AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT WAS 3000'-4000' OVERCAST, AND RELATIVELY DARK, CAUSING THE SURFACE OF THE SNOW TO APPEAR FLAT AND OBSTRUCTION FREE.
Other reports on N1264A · 2
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