What happened
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(.19) On August 2, 1999, about 2000 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N49JT, sustained substantial damage while landing at a remote beach site, located about 18 miles southwest of Sand Point, Alaska, at 55.13 north latitude, 160.50 west longitude. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand charter flight under title 14, CFR part 135, when the accident occurred. The certificated commercial pilot, and the sole passenger aboard, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated about 1945 from unga village, Alaska. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board investigator-in-charge on August 12, the pilot reported he was landing on a gravel covered beach. He stated that during the initial touchdown, the left main wheel struck a large rock, and the airplane veered to the left. He said that he was able to correct for the veer, as he brought the airplane to a stop. A post-landing inspection revealed substantial damage to the fuselage at the right main landing gear attach Point, and left door post assembl y. the pilot added that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. (-23) on August 2, 1999 at approximately 10:40 am pilot in command initiated his tenth beach landing when on landing he hit an unnoticed rock causing damage to his right landing gear (wheel assembly), and at the time thought some minor damage to the right gear box. A certified IA performed an inspection of the aircraft for a one time feery permit to the anchorage area. Upon further inspection the gear was found to have substantial damage. (.4) the certificated commercial pilot, with one passenger aboard, was landing on a remote gravel-covered beach. During the initial touchdown, the left main wheel struck a large rock, and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot was able to correct for the veer, and brought the airplane to a stop. A postlanding inspection revealed substantial damage to the fuselage at the left main landing gear attach Point, and the left door post assembly. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 2, 1999, ABOUT 2000 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE, N49JT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT A REMOTE BEACH SITE, LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT, ALASKA, AT 55.13 NORTH LATITUDE, 160.50 WEST LONGITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER ABOARD, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1945 FROM UNGA VILLAGE, ALASKA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON AUGUST 12, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON A GRAVEL COVERED BEACH. HE STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE VEER, AS HE BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP. A POST-LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT, AND LEFT DOOR POST ASSEMBL Y. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ON AUGUST 2, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 AM PILOT IN COMMAND INITIATED HIS TENTH BEACH LANDING WHEN ON LANDING HE HIT AN UNNOTICED ROCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT LANDING GEAR (WHEEL ASSEMBLY), AND AT THE TIME THOUGHT SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR BOX. A CERTIFIED IA PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR A ONE TIME FEERY PERMIT TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE GEAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE GRAVEL-COVERED BEACH. DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE VEER, AND BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP. A POSTLANDING INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT, AND THE LEFT DOOR POST ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.
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