From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot was preparing to land on a beach at lake creek and the yentna river. He stated that he did two fly by's to inspect the landing area. Just after touch down, the left main gear hit a piece of drift wood. The aircraft pulled to the right slightly, the tail tipped up, and the nose tipped down where the propeller made contact with the gravel surface. The pilot stated that he had not seen the driftwood prior to running over it. There was no other damage to the aircraft other than the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO LAND ON A BEACH AT LAKE CREEK AND THE YENTNA RIVER. HE STATED THAT HE DID TWO FLY BY'S TO INSPECT THE LANDING AREA. JUST AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A PIECE OF DRIFT WOOD. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY, THE TAIL TIPPED UP, AND THE NOSE TIPPED DOWN WHERE THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRAVEL SURFACE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT SEEN THE DRIFTWOOD PRIOR TO RUNNING OVER IT. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN THE PROPELLER.
Other reports on N4955A · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.