What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 3, 2005 a PZL-104 wilga airplane, N2245T, piloted by privacy data omitted nosed over upon landing on a beach at Cape Pierce, Alaska. There were two passengers on board and no injuries were reported by the pilot. The engine suffered sudden stoppage when the propeller struck the sand and a propeller blade was broken off during the incident. The pilot had a replacement blade flown out to him in another aircraft. The pilot removed the broken blade and installed the new blade then ran the engine for about 10 minutes then departed the beach. The pilot made a right turnout after departure over the water and the engine quit approximately 50-75 feet above the water. The aircraft landed in the water and flipped over. The pilot, sole occupant in the aircraft, got out of the aircraft in about 4 feet of water and went to shore.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 3, 2005 A PZL-104 WILGA AIRPLANE, N2245T, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOSED OVER UPON LANDING ON A BEACH AT CAPE PIERCE, ALASKA. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE ENGINE SUFFERED SUDDEN STOPPAGE WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SAND AND A PROPELLER BLADE WAS BROKEN OFF DURING THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD A REPLACEMENT BLADE FLOWN OUT TO HIM IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REMOVED THE BROKEN BLADE AND INSTALLED THE NEW BLADE THEN RAN THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN DEPARTED THE BEACH. THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURNOUT AFTER DEPARTURE OVER THE WATER AND THE ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT, GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT IN ABOUT 4 FEET OF WATER AND WENT TO SHORE.
NTSB investigation
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