What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that he was landing to the south-southwest on a 500 feet long by 60 feet wide gravel bar. He indicated that the airplane touched down about 10 feet short of the normal landing area where the surface was rough with gullys. The left main gear landed in a hole which he had not seen. After touch down, the aircraft bounced and the nose turned approximately 40 degrees left of the runway centerline and the aircraft ended up on it's back. The pilot reported the wind to be 8 knots from the north. He had landed there 1.5 hours previous to the accident without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON A 500 FEET LONG BY 60 FEET WIDE GRAVEL BAR. HE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 10 FEET SHORT OF THE NORMAL LANDING AREA WHERE THE SURFACE WAS ROUGH WITH GULLYS. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LANDED IN A HOLE WHICH HE HAD NOT SEEN. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE NOSE TURNED APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON IT'S BACK. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND TO BE 8 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH. HE HAD LANDED THERE 1.5 HOURS PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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