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FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Yakutat, AK · September 26, 2005

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Date
September 26, 2005 · 12:00 local
Place
Yakutat, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N19WS
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
852 total150 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days
N19WSRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 29689Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Flight was a ferry flight from chattanooga, TN to anchorage, AK. Flight was uneventful and approximately 8 miles east of Yakutat, an interest was initiated to land on a beach at the mouth of the situk river. (The passenger was a friend and also an army blackhawk pilot in the same unit with the pilot privacy data omitted). Weather was clear, blue sky, unlimited visibility, approximately midday. Following a pass over the beach at 10 feet to observe the beach conditions and assess the wind, a decision to land was made. After lightly touching down, power was added back in, climbing to about 10 feet, evaluated, and landed again. A long roll out was performed and the passenger was asked to look back and observe the depth of the tracks. Everything seemed to look good and power was reduced, and during the roll out, the nose wheel dug into the sand abruptly. The propeller struck the sand and stopped. The aircraft sustained very slight damage to the engine cowl, nose landing gear had a couple broken bolts, and the propeller was bent. No injuries. Propeller was replaced, nose landing gear bolted back, and ferry permit was issued for flight to anchorage (merrill field) for permanent repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT WAS A FERRY FLIGHT FROM CHATTANOOGA, TN TO ANCHORAGE, AK. FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES EAST OF YAKUTAT, AN INTEREST WAS INITIATED TO LAND ON A BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF THE SITUK RIVER. (THE PASSENGER WAS A FRIEND AND ALSO AN ARMY BLACKHAWK PILOT IN THE SAME UNIT WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^). WEATHER WAS CLEAR, BLUE SKY, UNLIMITED VISIBILITY, APPROXIMATELY MIDDAY. FOLLOWING A PASS OVER THE BEACH AT 10 FEET TO OBSERVE THE BEACH CONDITIONS AND ASSESS THE WIND, A DECISION TO LAND WAS MADE. AFTER LIGHTLY TOUCHING DOWN, POWER WAS ADDED BACK IN, CLIMBING TO ABOUT 10 FEET, EVALUATED, AND LANDED AGAIN. A LONG ROLL OUT WAS PERFORMED AND THE PASSENGER WAS ASKED TO LOOK BACK AND OBSERVE THE DEPTH OF THE TRACKS. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO LOOK GOOD AND POWER WAS REDUCED, AND DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND ABRUPTLY. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SAND AND STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED VERY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWL, NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD A COUPLE BROKEN BOLTS, AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. NO INJURIES. PROPELLER WAS REPLACED, NOSE LANDING GEAR BOLTED BACK, AND FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE (MERRILL FIELD) FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS.