What happened
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(-23) Upon landing at the pilot's Private airstrip at miller creek, Alaska (10 miles NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska), N3229D, a Cessna 180, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing. The commercial pilot, Mr. Jay hammond, stated that as the airplane touched down, the left landing gear leg dug into the ground and the airplane nosed over. He also described a tire-sized scuff mark leading up to the wreckage on the right side, and a gouge in the dirt leading up to the wreckage on the left side. The landing gear strut was missing the lower four inches, and the left wheel assembly was not attached.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING AT THE PILOT'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT MILLER CREEK, ALASKA (10 MILES NE OF PORT ALSWORTH, ALASKA), N3229D, A CESSNA 180, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, MR. JAY HAMMOND, STATED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. HE ALSO DESCRIBED A TIRE-SIZED SCUFF MARK LEADING UP TO THE WRECKAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND A GOUGE IN THE DIRT LEADING UP TO THE WRECKAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS MISSING THE LOWER FOUR INCHES, AND THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ATTACHED.
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