What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot in command landed at a remote narrow strip located on a ridge approximately 12 miles east of Ninilchik, AK, with one passenger. Pilot in command surveyed the strip for obstructions and found none. Pilot in command stated that on takeoff with the one passenger, he allowed the aircraft to drift to one side of the runway and got into some soft ground that caused the aircraft to slow down and when power was reduced the aircraft went over on its back. No injuries occurred. Pilot in command stated that he had been into this strip before and that weather was not a factor. Pilot in commandstated that the wind was light and variable at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED AT A REMOTE NARROW STRIP LOCATED ON A RIDGE APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES EAST OF NINILCHIK, AK, WITH ONE PASSENGER. PILOT IN COMMAND SURVEYED THE STRIP FOR OBSTRUCTIONS AND FOUND NONE. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF WITH THE ONE PASSENGER, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO ONE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND GOT INTO SOME SOFT GROUND THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN INTO THIS STRIP BEFORE AND THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. PILOT IN COMMANDSTATED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N95250 · 1
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