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) Pilot stated that 20 knot winds and low level turbulence at tree-top level, light winds with occasional gusts at the surface caused the left wing to rise. The pilot elected to abort the landing, applied left aileron and full power to go around. Unable to gain full control of the airplane he reduced power to idle. The airplane went off the gravel bar into shallow water, nosed over and sustained damage to the right wing. Pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT 20 KNOT WINDS AND LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE AT TREE-TOP LEVEL, LIGHT WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AT THE SURFACE CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RISE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND FULL POWER TO GO AROUND. UNABLE TO GAIN FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE GRAVEL BAR INTO SHALLOW WATER, NOSED OVER AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.