What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had reason to believe the hikers on the beach might have been in distress, so he attempted to make an off airport landing in their vicinity. After touchdown the pilot applied right brake to maintain directional control, which caused the tire to sink into the sand, and the aircraft flipped over on its back. The aircraft received substantial damage, but the pilot was not injured. The pilot owns privacy data omitted, a part 135 air operator, but this flight was a personal flight conducted under part 91.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THE HIKERS ON THE BEACH MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN DISTRESS, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THEIR VICINITY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SINK INTO THE SAND, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT OWNS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PART 135 AIR OPERATOR, BUT THIS FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.