What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot attempted a landing in a tundra tire equipped aircraft on arctic tundra next to a stream. He had often used this landing area to access a fishing stream but it had been several days since he landed there. On roll out the aircraft encountered a soft area of tundra, and nosed over. Although the aircraft received damage to the propeller, left wing strut, vertical stabilizer, and rudder the pilot and passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON ARCTIC TUNDRA NEXT TO A STREAM. HE HAD OFTEN USED THIS LANDING AREA TO ACCESS A FISHING STREAM BUT IT HAD BEEN SEVERAL DAYS SINCE HE LANDED THERE. ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SOFT AREA OF TUNDRA, AND NOSED OVER. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING STRUT, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND RUDDER THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.