What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he and privacy data omitted flew down to Koyukuk to work on his Bellanca scout 8GCBC. The aircraft had been in Koyukuk for a month prior. Repairs were made to the ski equipped aircraft (they put a new left magneto on the scout). The wing covers were removed and the aircraft was started for the return flight to galena, AK. It had just stopped snowing prior to takeoff. The aircraft became airborne. Once airborne the aircraft veered left. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he made a decision that he was going to either hit spruce trees or try to land again. He attempted to land again. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that the engine was making full power and he retarded the throttle to land the aircraft. The aircraft struck the ground left wing low. On landing the aircraft nosed over; clipped the right wing and bent the right ski. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that there were no injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that there was approximately 5 to 7 knots right crosswind. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE AND ^PRIVACY DAT^ FLEW DOWN TO KOYUKUK TO WORK ON HIS BELLANCA SCOUT 8GCBC. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN KOYUKUK FOR A MONTH PRIOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT (THEY PUT A NEW LEFT MAGNETO ON THE SCOUT). THE WING COVERS WERE REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO GALENA, AK. IT HAD JUST STOPPED SNOWING PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. ONCE AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE MADE A DECISION THAT HE WAS GOING TO EITHER HIT SPRUCE TREES OR TRY TO LAND AGAIN. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AGAIN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING FULL POWER AND HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER; CLIPPED THE RIGHT WING AND BENT THE RIGHT SKI. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 KNOTS RIGHT CROSSWIND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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