What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 16, 2001, about 1930 ast, a Piper PA-32R, N8096V, sustained substantial damage during a landing at the Egegik airport, agegik, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The pilot and sole passenger were not injured. The flight originated in king salmon, AK. The pilot reported that he was landing on runway 29, the sun was in his eyes and he landed about 75 feet short of the runway in an area of soft ground. The pilot has also stated that this was the first time he had landed there, and because it was not marked he could not tell that it was a soft area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2001, ABOUT 1930 AST, A PIPER PA-32R, N8096V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING AT THE EGEGIK AIRPORT, AGEGIK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN KING SALMON, AK. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 29, THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND HE LANDED ABOUT 75 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN AN AREA OF SOFT GROUND. THE PILOT HAS ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD LANDED THERE, AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MARKED HE COULD NOT TELL THAT IT WAS A SOFT AREA.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N8096V · 1
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