What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The certificated private pilot, operating a hunting/guide business, was landing a tail wheel, and tundra tire equipped airplane on a gravel bar near a remote river. The pilot landed toward the west. During the landing approah, the sun was shining in his eyes, and the left main landing gear struck an unseen log. The airplane nosed over, and received damage to the landing gear, right wing and lift, struts, and the vertical stabilizer. At the time of the accident, the position of the sun was calculated to be on a 269.6 degree true azimuth from the accident site, at an elevation of 5.2 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, OPERATING A HUNTING/GUIDE BUSINESS, WAS LANDING A TAIL WHEEL, AND TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A GRAVEL BAR NEAR A REMOTE RIVER. THE PILOT LANDED TOWARD THE WEST. DURING THE LANDING APPROAH, THE SUN WAS SHINING IN HIS EYES, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK AN UNSEEN LOG. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING AND LIFT, STRUTS, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE POSITION OF THE SUN WAS CALCULATED TO BE ON A 269.6 DEGREE TRUE AZIMUTH FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT AN ELEVATION OF 5.2 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
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