What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On rollout after a beach landing, right wheel contacted a soft area of water over sand and aircraft inverted, engine was in a power down mode and prop was not damaged. Right wing strut was bent (bowed) and windshield was cracked. No other damage was apparent. Aircraft was inspected by a local mechanic and aircraft was flown to base. Landing site was located in tide zone. A ferry permit was not issued. Aircraft, pilot records checked and found in order. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON ROLLOUT AFTER A BEACH LANDING, RIGHT WHEEL CONTACTED A SOFT AREA OF WATER OVER SAND AND AIRCRAFT INVERTED, ENGINE WAS IN A POWER DOWN MODE AND PROP WAS NOT DAMAGED. RIGHT WING STRUT WAS BENT (BOWED) AND WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS APPARENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO BASE. LANDING SITE WAS LOCATED IN TIDE ZONE. A FERRY PERMIT WAS NOT ISSUED. AIRCRAFT, PILOT RECORDS CHECKED AND FOUND IN ORDER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.