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FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · St Simons Islan, GA · March 23, 2000

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Date
March 23, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place
St Simons Islan, GA
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N89195
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
704 total360 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N89195Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Cessna 140S/N 8209 · Built 1946Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was flying over egg island (little st simon) at a low altitude when he encountered a flock of pelicans. To avoid the birds, the pilot elected to land on the beach. An effort was made to, without stopping, turn the aircraft around and takeoff in the opposite direction. During this effort, the main gear wheels dug into the sand and the aircraft tipped up on its nose with the propeller striking the sand. Contact was established with seatow, a local rescue organization, to remove the aircraft from the island. Mr. Joseph fendig, from seatow, commercial pilot certificate no. 257191234, arrived at the aircraft. He made an effort to straighten the propeller, started the engine, and flew the aircraft to the malcom mckinnon airport on st simon island. No certified mechanic was involved, no log book entries were made and no ferry permit was obtained. The propeller was removed and taken to the sensenich propeller service, inc. shop in gainsville, Georgia for repair. The propeller was not repairable.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING OVER EGG ISLAND (LITTLE ST SIMON) AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF PELICANS. TO AVOID THE BIRDS, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE BEACH. AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO, WITHOUT STOPPING, TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND TAKEOFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DURING THIS EFFORT, THE MAIN GEAR WHEELS DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE SAND. CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH SEATOW, A LOCAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION, TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ISLAND. MR. JOSEPH FENDIG, FROM SEATOW, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 257191234, ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT. HE MADE AN EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN THE PROPELLER, STARTED THE ENGINE, AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE MALCOM MCKINNON AIRPORT ON ST SIMON ISLAND. NO CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS INVOLVED, NO LOG BOOK ENTRIES WERE MADE AND NO FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED. THE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO THE SENSENICH PROPELLER SERVICE, INC. SHOP IN GAINSVILLE, GEORGIA FOR REPAIR. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT REPAIRABLE.