What happened
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Mr. King was hunting in the Taylor Mountain area, and was wanting to return to palmer. Called and received a weather briefing from the ena automated fss thru the sparevohn remote. Merrill pass was reported closed and the weather was good at illiamna and decided to head that direction. While enroute the weather was degrading and had to land on a cub strip 20 miles out from illiamna to wait for the weather to improve. On landing the strip was rough and the four bolts of the nose fork failed and the prop was damaged. The aircraft was ferried out the next day on a ferry flight.
As the FAA filed it
MR. KING WAS HUNTING IN THE TAYLOR MOUNTAIN AREA, AND WAS WANTING TO RETURN TO PALMER. CALLED AND RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE ENA AUTOMATED FSS THRU THE SPAREVOHN REMOTE. MERRILL PASS WAS REPORTED CLOSED AND THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AT ILLIAMNA AND DECIDED TO HEAD THAT DIRECTION. WHILE ENROUTE THE WEATHER WAS DEGRADING AND HAD TO LAND ON A CUB STRIP 20 MILES OUT FROM ILLIAMNA TO WAIT FOR THE WEATHER TO IMPROVE. ON LANDING THE STRIP WAS ROUGH AND THE FOUR BOLTS OF THE NOSE FORK FAILED AND THE PROP WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED OUT THE NEXT DAY ON A FERRY FLIGHT.
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