What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 22, 2001, at or about 1000 adt, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-22 airplane N6949B, sustained substantial damage maneuvering after landing about 38 miles southwest of Sparrevohn, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The pilot reported that he was taxiing the aircraft after landing in a remote area to go hunting, when the left main landing gear tire fell into a blind hole. The left main landing gear strut fractured causing the landing gear drag strut and wheel assembly to be pushed upward, into the left wing lift strut, bending the strut. The airplane propeller was also damaged when the gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 22, 2001, AT OR ABOUT 1000 ADT, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-22 AIRPLANE N6949B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MANEUVERING AFTER LANDING ABOUT 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPARREVOHN, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING IN A REMOTE AREA TO GO HUNTING, WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE FELL INTO A BLIND HOLE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FRACTURED CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR DRAG STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BE PUSHED UPWARD, INTO THE LEFT WING LIFT STRUT, BENDING THE STRUT. THE AIRPLANE PROPELLER WAS ALSO DAMAGED WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED.
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