What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot attempted to land on a sand bar that parallels the eli river. During landing his main wheel hit a soft sport in the sand and the aircraft pulled to one side which caused the aircraft to flip over on its back. Aircraft damage found thus FAR: water in upper portion of engine, top 6" of instrument panel wet, prop strike (one blade slightly bent), left wing tip fiberglass broken, left wing end ribs bent, 2 feet of ob left wing leading edge dented/wrinkled, left wing struts bent, and cracked windshield. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SAND BAR THAT PARALLELS THE ELI RIVER. DURING LANDING HIS MAIN WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPORT IN THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO ONE SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE FOUND THUS FAR: WATER IN UPPER PORTION OF ENGINE, TOP 6" OF INSTRUMENT PANEL WET, PROP STRIKE (ONE BLADE SLIGHTLY BENT), LEFT WING TIP FIBERGLASS BROKEN, LEFT WING END RIBS BENT, 2 FEET OF OB LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DENTED/WRINKLED, LEFT WING STRUTS BENT, AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED
NTSB investigation
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